Heilongjiang Mine Explosion

Date: November 21, 2009 • Location: Hegang, China

An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners.

The 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion was a mining accident that occurred on November 21, 2009, near Hegang in the Heilongjiang, northeastern China, which killed 108 people. A further 29 people were hospitalised. The explosion occurred in the Xinxing coal mine shortly before dawn, at 02:30 CST, when 528 people were believed to be in the pit. Of these, 420 are believed to have been rescued.