Authorities investigate safety lapses after China coal mine blast kills at least 82
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Police officers at a checkpoint stop cars at the entrance to the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/E. Eduardo Castillo)Trucks move past Shangzhuang village where some miners are lived and worked at the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/E. Eduardo Castillo)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a rescuer comes up from the coal mine shaft after conducting search and rescue operation following a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Cao Yang/Xinhua via AP)General view of Shangzhuang village where some miners are lived and worked at the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/E. Eduardo Castillo)An emergency vehicle is seen leaving from the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/E. Eduardo Castillo)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Emergency vehicle are on standby at a coal mine as rescuers conducting search and rescue operation following a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua via AP)
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Police officers at a checkpoint stop cars at the entrance to the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/E. Eduardo Castillo)
