Chinese safety official investigated over Liushenyu Coal Mine blast that killed 82

Zhang Heping, deputy director of Shanxi-provincial-department-of-emergency-management" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="144377" data-entity-type="organization">Shanxi provincial department of emergency management, is accused of ‘serious violations’2-MIN READ2-MIN1ListenPublished: 4:00pm, 11 Jun 2026Updated: 5:17pm, 11 Jun 2026Zhang Heping, deputy director of the provincial department of emergency management, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law”, according to a statement released by the provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission late on Wednesday.Workers blame China mine blast on safety breachesThe disaster – China’s deadliest mining accident in over a decade – occurred on May 22 at a facility in Qinyuan county, under the jurisdiction of the city of Changzhi. The underground blast killed 82 miners, with another two missing and a further 128 injured.