MOSCOW (Reuters) - A methane gas explosion killed at least 10 miners at a coal pit in northern Russia on Monday and rescue workers were trying to save seven more feared trapped underground, government officials said.
About 250 people had been below the surface at the time of the blast in the Komi region but most had escaped or been rescued, the Emergencies Ministry said.
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