State television reports six people were injured in the blast Friday afternoon. Two people are reported missing.
A man with the Hunan provincial work safety bureau says it was a privately run illegal mine and police are investigating where the explosives came from.
A CCTV report says one shareholder of the mine is already "under police control" and authorities are seeking the other owners.
Police are investigating whether the explosives were stored illegally.
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