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Blast at Ukrainian coal mine kills 16

Reuters | By, Kiev
Jul 29, 2011 11:10 AM IST

A blast at a coal mine in the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine killed at least 16 miners today, the Emergencies Ministry of the former Soviet republic said.

A blast at a coal mine in the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine killed at least 16 miners on Friday, the Emergencies Ministry of the former Soviet republic said.

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Two miners were injured and 10 people were still unaccounted for after the explosion, which occured at 1:57 am local time (2257 GMT Thursday), it said in a statement.

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"The cause of the blast is being determined," the ministry said.

The mine, Sukhodilska-Eastern, has been in operation since 1980. Last month, a fire occurred at the mine but no one was hurt.

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