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38 miners killed in Russian blast

Russia - Gas explosion
Russia - Gas explosion

38 people have been killed in an explosion at a mine in Russia.

More than 200 people were underground when the blast, caused by methane gas, ripped through the mine in Siberia's Kemerovo region.

A spokeswoman for Russia's emergencies ministry said 152 people have been brought safely to the surface.

The accident comes just weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighbouring mine operated by the same company.