Rescuers Flood Fiery Mine After Blast
From Times Wire Reports
Rescuers flooded a mine in eastern Ukraine with water and nitrogen, trying to extinguish a raging fire and resume the search for survivors after a massive blast that killed 31 miners working 3,180 feet below the surface.
Emergency workers were looking for five other miners unaccounted for in the Krasnolimanskaya mine where methane and coal dust exploded.
Officials said 48 miners were changing shifts about 9:30 p.m. Monday when the explosion occurred. Twelve miners escaped unscathed.
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