00:00A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shangxi province has killed 82 people with 9 still missing.
00:0723 workers have been rescued so far.
00:10The blast struck Liu Shenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County late on Friday.
00:15Of the 247 workers underground at the time, 201 had been brought to the surface by early Saturday.
00:23The cause of the accident was under investigation, according to Local Emergency Management Authority.
00:30China has significantly reduced coal mine fatalities often caused by gas explosions or flooding since the early 2000s through more
00:37stringent regulations and safer practices.
00:40But the Liu Shenyu blast ranks among one of the deadliest reported in China in a decade.
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