A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's Shanxi province killed at least 82 miners, with 247 workers initially trapped following the Friday evening incident.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening and 247 workers were trapped. <img alt="This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city, China" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3932x2949+0+0/resize/3932x2949!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F4d%2Fc2...