A blast occurred Friday at a detonator and dynamite storehouse in a coal mine in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said.

The accident occurred at 3:30 PM at Qingshanbei coal mine in Yongxing County, Chenzhou City, said Xie Guanghui, the county head. No reports of casualties were available as of 5:30 PM.

(Xinhua News Agency April 17, 2009)