eijing, China (CNN) -- The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 92 Sunday evening, according to state-run media.
Another 16 workers were still trapped underground in the mine shaft, the Xinhua news agency said.
About 530 miners were working in the mine when the blast occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET Friday). The Heilongjiang Longmei's Xinxing mine is operated by the Hegang company.
A preliminary investigation indicates the blast was a gas explosion, Xinhua reported.
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