The Ulyanovskaya Mine disaster was caused by a methane explosion that occurred on March 19, 2007 in the Ulyanovskaya longwall coal mine in the Kemerovo Oblast. At least 108[1] people were reported to have been killed by the blast, which occurred at a depth of about 270 meters (885 feet) at 10:19 local time (3:19 GMT). The mine disaster was Russia's deadliest in more than a decade.[2]
- ^ "Mourning day: 108 casualties and new evacuation" (in Russian). BBC News. March 21, 2007. Retrieved on March 21, 2007
- ^ "Search at stricken Siberian mine". BBC News. March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.