Five people died in a coal and gas outburst at a colliery in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities confirmed Monday. The accident happened at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, when 47 miners were working at a shaft of the Lianhuachongchagou Coal Mine in Qilin District of Qujing City, Xinhua quoted the district government as saying. Among the 47 miners, 42 managed to escape. Rescuers pulled another four from the debris, all dead later in hospital, the government said. At 4 a.m. Monday, the last dead body was found among the debris, it said. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
