Four hours after an explosion killed at least eight people in Russia's largest coal mine, Raspadskaya, another blast rocked the West Siberian mine.
According to previous reports, a total of 66 miners were trapped underground by the first blast, and rescuers established contact with some of them. Four people are said to be injured.
An emergencies ministry officer earlier said the explosion occurred at 8:55 p.m. Moscow time (16:55 GMT). There were 359 people in the mine at the moment of the first blast, 282 people were already taken to surface.
KEMEROVO, May 9 (RIA Novosti)
