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| Siberian mine explosion kills 61 | |
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| A methane explosion at a coal mine in Siberia has killed at least 61 people, Russian officials say. | |
| They said 88 miners, several of them injured, had been rescued after the blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine in the Kemerovo region. | They said 88 miners, several of them injured, had been rescued after the blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine in the Kemerovo region. |
| The officials said at least 168 miners were underground at the time of the blast. Dozens still remain trapped. | The officials said at least 168 miners were underground at the time of the blast. Dozens still remain trapped. |
| 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. |
| Rescued | Rescued |
| The blast at Ulyanovskaya happened at about 1030 Moscow time (0730 GMT). | The blast at Ulyanovskaya happened at about 1030 Moscow time (0730 GMT). |
| "It was a methane gas explosion," a spokeswoman at Russia's emergency ministry told AFP news agency. | "It was a methane gas explosion," a spokeswoman at Russia's emergency ministry told AFP news agency. |
| Rescue teams are continuing their search for the remaining miners still trapped underground. Their fate remains unknown. | Rescue teams are continuing their search for the remaining miners still trapped underground. Their fate remains unknown. |
| President Vladimir Putin ordered Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu to fly to the area to oversee the rescue operation, Russian news agencies reported. | President Vladimir Putin ordered Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu to fly to the area to oversee the rescue operation, Russian news agencies reported. |
| The mine is located in Novokuznetsk, about 3,000km (1,850 miles) east of Moscow. | The mine is located in Novokuznetsk, about 3,000km (1,850 miles) east of Moscow. |
| It was opened in 2002 and had modern equipment, regional officials said. | It was opened in 2002 and had modern equipment, regional officials said. |
| 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. | 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. |
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