What the records say
- When
- 8 May 2010
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 53.78° N, 88.08° E
- Description
- mining accident at the Raspadskaya coal mine in Russia in 2010
- Deaths
- 97
Raspadskaya mine explosion
2010 mine explosion in Russia
The Raspadskaya mine explosion was a mine explosion in the Raspadskaya mine, located near Mezhdurechensk in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, which occurred on 8 May 2010. It was believed to have been caused by a buildup of methane. The initial explosion was followed by a second approximately four hours later which collapsed the mine's ventilation shaft and trapped several rescue workers.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “взрывы на шахте «Распадская»”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page