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2 killed, 4 injured as gas explodes at W. Siberian coalmine

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Two people were killed, four injured and about 120 were trapped underground following a methane explosion at West Siberia's Raspadskaya coalmine on Saturday, an emergencies ministry officer said.

Two people were killed, four injured and about 120 were trapped underground following a methane explosion at West Siberia's Raspadskaya coalmine on Saturday, an emergencies ministry officer said.

Yelena Kalabushkina said the explosion occurred at 8:55 p.m. Moscow time (16:55 GMT).

There were 312 people in the mine at the moment of the blast.

MOSCOW, May 8 (RIA Novosti)

 

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