GUIYANG - Ten people were killed and three are missing after a gas outburst at a coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Tuesday night.
Five people suffered injuries, but are not in critical condition, an official with the Pu'an county told Xinhua.
A total of 56 people have safely reached the surface. Local rescue workers are attempting to pull the three trapped miners out of the shaft.
The outburst occurred at around 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday at a coal mine in Louxia Township of Pu'an County.
Wang Jiangping, deputy governor of Guizhou, heads the rescue and investigation team.
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