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 Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine | |
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| Date | 4 March 2015 |
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| Location | Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Deaths | 34 [1] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 14 |
On 4 March 2015, at around 05:20 local time, there was a mining accident at the Zasyadko coal mine in rebel-held Eastern Ukraine. It is suspected to have been caused by a gas explosion. [2]
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Twenty-three people were confirmed dead. [2] Local rebels claimed a death toll of 30. [2] There were 230 people in the mine at the time of the explosion. [2] The Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Volodymyr Groysman, called for a minute's silence for 32 fatalities, but later retracted that figure to say that one had died and 30 others' status was unknown. [2]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for police and rescue services to have access to the mine. [2]
