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| Blast rips through Russian mine | Blast rips through Russian mine |
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| An explosion has ripped through a coal mine in Siberia where some 180 people were said to be working, a Russian emergency ministry official has said. | An explosion has ripped through a coal mine in Siberia where some 180 people were said to be working, a Russian emergency ministry official has said. |
| The underground blast occurred at the Ulyanovskaya mine in the Kemerovo region, the official said. | The underground blast occurred at the Ulyanovskaya mine in the Kemerovo region, the official said. |
| The mine is currently being evacuated. It is not clear what caused the blast, or how many casualties there are. | The mine is currently being evacuated. It is not clear what caused the blast, or how many casualties there are. |
| Russia's coal mines are notoriously unsafe. A methane blast at a Kemerovo coal mine killed 21 miners in 2005. | Russia's coal mines are notoriously unsafe. A methane blast at a Kemerovo coal mine killed 21 miners in 2005. |
| The blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine occurred at about 1030 Moscow time (0730 GMT), Russia's Itar-Tass news agency reported. | |
| It said regional officials believed it was a methane explosion. | |
| The mine is located in Novokuznetsk, about 3,000km (1,850 miles) east of the capital Moscow. | |
| Russia's coal mines are largely unprofitable and many have not invested in new safety equipment since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. |