Nearly 70 Dead, 31 Missing in Ukraine Mine Disaster

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DONETSK, Ukraine - A raging fire hampered efforts to find trapped miners today as the death toll from a methane blast deep underground reached 69 - the worst disaster in years for Ukraine's dangerous coal mining industry.

There were 31 miners still trapped in the massive Zasyadko mine more than 24 hours after the blast early Sunday, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. More than 360 miners made it alive to the surface in the eastern city of Donetsk, officials said.

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Nearly 70 Dead, 31 Missing in Ukraine Mine Disaster

The blast ripped through an area more than 3,300 feet underground in the mine, one of Ukraine's largest and deepest. With the search for survivors still un...

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