Seven killed in coal mine explosion in China

Seven workers have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a coal mine in China's Guizhou Province.
The accident took place on Thursday when 18 people were working underground at the Rongsheng Coal Mine in Zhenfeng County of Guizhou Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Rescuers managed to pull out 11 workers, with two of them severely injured but their conditions are not life-threatening, local government said.