The Yubileinaya mine is a
coal mine
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in the
Kemerovo Oblast
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area of
Siberia
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, Russia. The mine is operated by Joint-Stock Company "TopProm", owned by the Limited Liability Company "AVD-Capital"
Explosion
On May 24, 2007, a
methane
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explosion at the mine killed 38 miners and injured a further 7,
38 killed, 7 injured in Yubileinaya mine blast
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'', published 2007-05-24, accessed 2007-05-31 one of whom subsequently died.[ last in Yubileinaya mine caused by spark from damaged cable - investigators '']Interfax
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'', published 2007-05-28, accessed 2007-05-31 Investigators believe that the explosion was caused by a spark
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from a damaged cable
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.
See also
* Vorkuta mine disaster
In February 2016, a series of explosions caused the deaths of 36 people, including 31 miners and five rescue workers, at the Severnaya coal mine 10 kilometres north of the city of Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia. The explosions were believed to b ...
—25-29 February 2016, methane explosion, 36 killed
* Raspadskaya mine explosion
The Raspadskaya mine explosion was a mine explosion in the Raspadskaya (coal mine), Raspadskaya mine, located near Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast, Mezhdurechensk in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, which occurred on 8 May 2010. It was believed to have b ...
—8 May 2010, 91 killed
* Ulyanovskaya Mine disaster
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 Retrieved on March 21, 2007 people were reported to have been killed by t ...
—19 March 2007, methane explosion, at least 108 killed
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