Ukraine coal mine explosion leaves 1 dead, 3 injuredJuly 14, 2013 - 13:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One miner died and three others were injured in a sudden blast of gas and coal at a coalmine in the Donetsk Region in east Ukraine, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry’s press office reported on Sunday, July 14, according to RIA Novosti. The blast occurred at the Shcheglovskaya-Glubokaya mine in the town of Makeyevka early on Sunday, trapping three miners underground. A total of 130 miners managed to leave the accident-hit area on their own. One of them was hospitalized with the signs of methane gas poisoning. The three trapped miners were later found by the rescuers. “One miner died and his body was lifted to the surface while two miners were taken in grave condition to the Donetsk burn center,” the press office said. Work at the mine has been suspended. The cause of the explosion is being investigated. Mining accidents are frequent in Ukraine. In 2007, a methane explosion at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk killed 101 workers, the worst mine tragedy in Ukraine’s history. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |