At Least 90 Dead, 123 Others Hospitalized After Gas Explosion at Coal Mine

At least 90 people have died after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, in one of the deadliest coal-mining incidents to ever occur in the country. The explosion occurred at around 7:29 p.m. local time on Friday, May 22, at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, Changzhi, Chinese outlets Xinhua, China Daily and Global Times reported, citing the Qinyuan County Emergency Management Bureau (QCEMB).