Four hours after an explosion killed at least eight people in Russia's largest coal mine, Raspadskaya, another blast rocked the West Siberian mine, a source in the mine's administration said on Sunday.
"The blast took place at about 1:00 a.m. Moscow time," the source said without elaborating.
The information is yet to be officially confirmed.
According to previous reports, a total of 66 miners were trapped underground by the first blast, and rescuers established contact with some of them.
Twenty four people sustained injuries.
An emergencies ministry officer earlier said the explosion occurred at 8:55 p.m. Moscow time (16:55 GMT). There were 359 people in the mine at the moment of the first blast, and 282 people, including those killed, were already taken to surface.
West Siberian mine after the first blast
04:55 GMT 09.05.2010 (Updated: 19:51 GMT 19.10.2022)
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An emergencies ministry officer said the explosion occurred at 8:55 p.m. Moscow time (16:55 GMT). There were 359 people in the mine at the moment of the first blast, and 282 people, including those killed, were already taken to surface.
