UPDATE: DEATH TOLL AND INJURED ADDED
By Mahmut Atanur
BEIJING (AA) – Two people have died and three others injured after a natural gas pipeline caught fire Wednesday morning in central China.
The fire broke out in the pipeline in Enshi city in Hubei province around 6:20 a.m (22:00GMT Tuesday).
According to state media Xinhua the injured are in serious condition.
The pipeline has been closed and rescue efforts still continue despite a landslide triggered by rain, making access to the scene difficult.