10 workers trapped in a sulphur mine in China

Ten workers were trapped underground in a fire accident at a sulphur mine in a northwest China province while seventeen others have been rescued, local authorities said.

The mine, located in Chengcheng County of Shaanxi province, caught fire yesterday when 27 workers were working underground to repair air shaft facilities, a statement from the county's publicity department said.

Nine of the rescued workers were being treated at a local hospital while the other seven escaped unhurt, state run Xinhua news agency reported today.

The fire started on a electric cable, it said adding that rescuers were still searching for the trapped.