An earthwork collapse accident happened on the afternoon of Friday at a tea factory in Jinghong of Yunan province, killing three.

According to local authorities, the accident took place at about 3 pm on Friday. It resulted in six people being trapped.

By 8:30 Saturday morning, three of the trapped people were reported dead and the other three were rescued and taken to hospital for treatment, with vital signs stable.

About 80 rescue personnel from departments of emergency management, natural resources, public security, health and fire rescue rushed to the scene.