Seven miners die of carbon monoxide poisoning in northeast China

According to the agency, the accident took place late on Monday night in the Jilin Province with five miners dying at the scene of the incident and two more during the rescue operation.

Four more miners were injured, but their lives were out of danger after they were rushed to hospitals and received medical treatment.

Safety authorities are currently investigating into the cause of the incident, the agency added; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.