ZHENGZHOU: At least fourteen people were killed on Friday, in an explosion at a coal mine in Henan province, the Xinhua News Agency said.

The blast, sparked by a gas leak, occurred at about 1 am at the No 4 mine owned by Pingyu Coal and Power Co in Yuzhou, Henan, the report said.

Eleven men remain trapped in the mine, but rescuers said they have made contact with two of them.