{"id":8986,"date":"2026-05-23T20:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:45:30","slug":"china-coal-mine-explosion-deaths-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8986","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Killed in Coal Mine Explosion, China State Media Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"site-content\">\n<div>\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->Dozens Killed in Coal Mine Explosion, China State Media Says<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-p5izi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1h4tnhd\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-j5i4vc\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.48-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.48-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.48-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An industrial complex at a mountain\u2019s base, with blue buildings. Many yellow buses, white vans and people in orange uniforms are in the foreground.\" src=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dozens-Killed-in-Coal-Mine-Explosion-China-State-Media-Says.jpg\" data-testid=\"betamax-poster\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"_poster_13tnt_20\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.48-BN-qu2gk.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/share-button-0.2.48-Dk6TOAo1.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1msb6m0\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed dozens on Friday, according to Xinhua, a Chinese state news agency. In 2024, China\u2019s National Mine Safety Administration cited the coal mine for \u201csevere safety hazards\u201d and high gas levels. As of Saturday morning, the cause of the explosion was still unknown, according to CCTV, the Chinese state broadcaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Jorge Mitssunaga<\/p>\n<p>May 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new video loaded: Dozens Killed in Coal Mine Explosion, China State Media Says A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed dozens on Friday, according to Xinhua,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":788,"featured_media":8987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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