Mine explosion kills two in southern Russia

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Published 22 December, 2007, 08:11

Russia’s Interfax news agency reports that a methanol blast has rocked a coal mine in the Rostov region in southern Russia.

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The agency quotes a source in the local rescue service as saying two people were killed in the accident.

All the other miners are reported to have been brought safely to the surface.

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