22 Killed in Siberian Coal Mine Explosion
From Times Wire Reports
An explosion ripped through a mine in a coal-rich region of Siberia, killing at least 22 workers and leaving three missing, officials said.
The blast occurred at the 20-year-old Yesaulskaya mine in the Kemerovo region, about 1,850 miles east of Moscow, as mine workers were trying to prevent a fire from spreading. Four miners were hospitalized with injuries, said Olga Raskova of the Kemerovo regional government press service.
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