Miners climbed down a drainage pipe to escape a blazing office building in northern China.

The video was filmed in Lyuliang City in Shanxi Province on November 16.

A tragic fire broke out at the Yongju Coal Industry Co., Ltd. employee bathhouse.

Miner Wang Dong, who narrowly escaped the blaze said that he was in a meeting with colleagues on the third floor when they were suddenly engulfed by thick smoke, alerting them to the fire.

Wang Dong recalled the corridors filled with choking black smoke, making it impossible to descend through the stairway. Faced with an imminent life-threatening situation, many trapped individuals were prepared to leave their final words.

Their ultimate escape was made possible by slowly climbing down a drainage pipe from the third-floor window.

At least 26 people were dead and 38 injured were being treated in hospital.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

11月16日，山西吕梁离石区永聚煤业有限公司联建楼职工澡堂发生火灾，已致26人不幸遇难，事发时有多名矿工顺着排水管逃生。
从起火大楼逃出来的矿工王东讲述了自己的逃生经过：早上7点左右，他正在四楼和其他几名工友开会，被突如其来的浓烟围住，这才惊觉起火了。王东表示：楼道内都是黑烟，一出楼道就呛得上不来气，不敢私自往下跑。当时我们一起（被困）的人，都准备留遗言了，最后是通过窗外的一根排水管道从四楼慢慢地爬了下来。