Gas leak killed two workers and stranded six others at a coal mine early Saturday in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said.
The accident occurred about 2:10 a.m. in the city of Shaoyang.
Eleven people were working in the mine and three of them returned to the ground safely.
The rescue is underway.
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