Collapse of a brick wall at a cow farm in Luquan City of north China's Hebei Province killed five people and injured another Sunday afternoon, local source said on Monday.

The disaster occurred at around 5:00 PM at the feedstuff storage of the private cow farm when its wall suddenly collapsed and crushed six farmers who were cleaning the place.

Five people were confirmed dead after receiving emergency treatment in local hospital, the source said.

The local work safety officials immediately rushed the wounded to the hospital. And the relevant government departments were dealing with the aftermath of the accident. Cause of the disaster is under investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency March 19, 2007)