5 dead, unknown number trapped after South Africa mine blast

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least five people are dead and an unknown number are trapped underground after an explosion at a non-operational coal mine in South Africa.
The Department of Mineral Resources said Thursday that five bodies had been retrieved from a shaft at the Gloria mine in Mpumalanga province, about two hours east of Johannesburg.
Police have declared the area a crime scene.
Survivors told a local newspaper that a group had entered the mine to steal power cables when there was a