A gas explosion killed five at a coal mine in Hengfeng County in Shangrao City, east China's Jiangxi Province, on early Tuesday morning, local sources said.
Puqian Coal Mine is state-owned under the administration of Hengfeng County.
Municipal and county officials rushed to the site to help the rescue work. Further investigation is underway.
(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2004)
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