Four miners have been killed and five others still trapped in a
coal mine roof fall accident in north China's Shanxi Province, officials with the provincial
work safety bureau said on Saturday.
The accident occurred at around 5:20 AM Friday at a mine in
Jingle County of Xinzhou City when 16 people were working
underground. Seven managed to escape safely.
Rescue work is under way. Officials from the provincial work
safety bureau and the Xinzhou municipal government have arrived at
the mine.
The mine is a licensed one and has an annual capacity of 150,000
tons.
Authorities are investigating into the cause of the
accident.
(Xinhua News Agency November 3, 2007)