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SHIFANG, Sichuan Province - Bian Gangfen has created a miracle. She managed to stay alive more than 124 hours after a killer earthquake toppled a 5-story building and buried her deep in the rubbles.

"It is a miracle that a woman could survive 124 hours after being buried," a rescuing doctor told a chinadaily.com.cn reporter at the site. Seventy-two hours is generally accepted as the prime time for survivors' rescue after a major quake.

Bian, 31, worked as a waitress at the club of a fertilizer factory in Yinghua Town, Shifang, close to the epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. When the quake struck, she was on the first floor, but failed to get out.

Rong Xiandong, chinadaily.com.cn reporter in Mianzhu.

Rescue workers found Bian alive with life detection equipment at about 23:00 local time Friday, nearly 105 hours after the tremor. However, a huge pillar hampered the rescue efforts.

But rescuers from the Wuhan hospital under the management of the Guangzhou Military Command in South China's Guangdong Province, and Zhengzhou in Central China's Henan Province would not give up and kept digging. Their relentless efforts paid off.

Bian was finally pulled out safely 20 hours after being found. She poured out thanks to the rescuers the minute she was out. Doctors said she had suffered some back injuries and had sent her to a local hospital.

"I am exhausted," said a rescuer. "But it is worthwhile. And we are proud of this humane miracle."

Bian's relatives, including her 9-year-old daughter, her two elder sisters and her mother-in-law, all survived the deadly earthquake. Bian's husband is now in hospital for treatment as he was badly burnt by vitriol as a result of the earthquake.