Six people were confirmed dead and seven still trapped underground after a coal-mine fire Friday night in northeast China's Liaoning Province, local government said Saturday morning.

The government sources said there was "little chance" for the seven still trapped to survive.

The accident occurred at around 11:15 PM Friday at Zhongxing Coal Mine in Haizhou district of Fuxin city, Liaoning province, trapping 13 people underground. By press time, bodies of six people had been retrieved, and rescue work continued.

The mine is a licensed, private enterprise with an annual production capacity of 90,000 tonnes.

Cause of the accident is being investigated.

(Xinhua News Agency October 10, 2009)