At least eight miners died on Monday in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine owned by Russian steel maker Severstal in the Arctic town of Vorkuta, the Emergencies Ministry said on Tuesday.
Two miners are still missing and a rescue operation is under way, Emergencies Ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov and company officials said. The blast struck at 1855 Moscow time (1455 GMT).
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