Deadly Silence: China's Coal Mine Disaster Exposes Ongoing Safety Failures At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in central China's Shanxi province, making it the deadliest such incident in over a decade.
Executives from the mining company are being detained as questions about accountability and systemic failures come to the fore.
China has made significant strides in improving its coal mine safety record in recent years, with efforts to strengthen regulations and enforcement paying off.