United Press International
10-28-2004
Siberian mine blast kills 13, injures 23
KEMEROVO, Russia, Oct 28, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Thirteen miners died in an explosion in a coal mine in Siberia Thursday morning, and at least 23 among 90 rescued from the mine were injured.
The blast took place at approximately 9:45 a.m. local time in the town of Belov, about 1,850 miles east of Moscow and near Russia's border with Mongolia, the BBC reported.
"Sadly, the news is very unpleasant," said Sergei Chernov, a representative of the Kemerovo region. He ...