DHAKA: Seven miners were killed Saturday in an explosion at a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported.

The blast occurred at about 2:00am local time at the Huangshuiba Coal Mine in the town of Yumo in the Guizhou Province, where 50 miners were working.

China state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing local officials, says CNN.

Rescuers pulled 45 miners out of mine, including two who later died from injuries sustained in the blast, the news agency reported.

The bodies of five miners were found near the blast site, according to Xinhua.

The cause of the accident was under investigation, authorities said, according to the news agency.

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