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China Daily reported that the death toll rose to 17 miners on Wednesday after a massive build up of gas and coal hit a colliery in Southwest China Guizhou Province, adding to a rash of deadly mine accidents this year in the coal rich province.Local authorities said the accident took place at 7:53 AM on Tuesday and trapped 28 miners working underground at the Anping Coal Mine in Libo County. According to the rescue headquarters rescuers pulled 14 miners out of the shaft on Tuesday and rushed them to hospital for treatment.Mr Li Xianyou a publicity worker at the county government said three miners were announced dead at the hospital. He said that "Two miners are seriously injured and keep coughing in the ward. Two others, only slightly injured had been discharged from the hospital.' He added that the rest were in stable conditions and their relatives had arrived at the hospital to look after them.According to the rescue headquarters rescue efforts ended late Tuesday after all miners were accounted for and the bodies had been retrieved. According to a report on Tuesday by China National Radio which quoted county Party chief Min Luming the mine is owned by the private Zhengling Group which is based in Liuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region