50 gold miners trapped after fire

A FIRE at a gold mine in eastern China trapped at least 50 people underground, though 200 miners have been lifted to safety, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday.

The fire broke out late in the afternoon at the mine near Yantai city in Shandong province.

It was not clear if there were any casualties, Xinhua added, citing a government spokesman, and gave no further details.