Disciplinary authorities in central China are investigating a county-level Communist Party chief following a coal mine gas blast that killed 82 people and left two missing.Zhao Yongjin, party secretary of Qinyuan county in Changzhi, was “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law”, the Shanxi provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission, an anti-corruption watchdog, said on Tuesday night.The blast at the Liushenyu coal mine on May 22 was China’s deadliest mine accident in over a decade and Changzhi authorities later accused mine owners of “serious violations of the law”.
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WED · 2026-06-03 · 08:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0603-81397
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In China’s coal country, party chief called to account after fatal safety failures
Disciplinary authorities in Shanxi province are investigating Zhao Yongjin, the Communist Party secretary of Qinyuan county, following a fatal coal mine gas blast. The incident occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine on May 22 and resulted in 82 deaths, with two individuals still missing.
Phoebe ZhangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-03 · 08:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Disciplinary authorities in Shanxi province are investigating Zhao Yongjin, the Communist Party secretary of Qinyuan county, following a fatal coal mine gas blast. The incident occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine on May 22 and resulted in 82 deaths, with two individuals still missing. Zhao Yongjin is suspected of "serious violations of discipline and law," according to the Shanxi provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission. This accident was China's deadliest mine disaster in over a decade. Local authorities in Changzhi had previously accused mine owners of "serious violations of the law" in connection with the blast.
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Mine owners were accused of serious violations of the law.
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The blast at the Liushenyu Coal Mine on May 22 was China’s deadliest mine accident in over a decade.
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Zhao Yongjin, party secretary of Qinyuan county, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law.
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The coal mine gas blast killed 82 people and left two missing.
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A county-level Communist Party chief is being investigated following a fatal coal mine gas blast.
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