XI'AN, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Ten miners are trapped underground following a fire that broke out on Tuesday in a sulfur mine in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said.
The mine, located in Chengcheng County, caught fire around 2 p.m. while 28 miners were working underground, a statement from the county's publicity department said.
Eighteen of the miners have been rescued and are being treated at a local hospital.
Efforts to rescue the trapped miners are under way.
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