Ukraine gas blast 'kills 30' at Zasyadko coal mine, A suspected methane gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine has killed at least 30 people, officials say.
At least 14 miners were also injured at the Zasyadko nine in Donetsk, scene of the country's worst mine disaster nearly eight years ago.
Rescuers have not yet reached the site of the blast, officials said.
Donetsk saw heavy fighting between separatist rebels and government troops over the winter.
But a mine union official, Mikhail Volynets, told a Ukrainian TV channel there had been no fighting in the area in recent days.
Vladimir Tsymbalenko, head of the local mining safety service, was quoted by Reuters as saying: "According to preliminary information, more than 30 people were killed...Read More
At least 14 miners were also injured at the Zasyadko nine in Donetsk, scene of the country's worst mine disaster nearly eight years ago.
Rescuers have not yet reached the site of the blast, officials said.
Donetsk saw heavy fighting between separatist rebels and government troops over the winter.
But a mine union official, Mikhail Volynets, told a Ukrainian TV channel there had been no fighting in the area in recent days.
Vladimir Tsymbalenko, head of the local mining safety service, was quoted by Reuters as saying: "According to preliminary information, more than 30 people were killed...Read More
