Rescuers recovered the bodies of 11 miners killed when a fire erupted in a Siberian gold mine and were searching for 22 others, a Russian emergency official said Friday. Fifteen miners were hospitalized for smoke inhalation as a result of the blaze, which broke out Thursday in the Darasun mine in the Chita region, said Yulia Stadnikova, a spokeswoman for the Emergency Situations Ministry. Stadnikova said the fire, which burned at a depth of between 85 meters and 130 meters (280 feet and 430 feet), was contained Thursday evening, but rescue efforts were being hampered by damage and smoky conditions, the Associated Press reported.
