A methane gas explosion deep underground in an eastern Ukrainian coal mine killed two miners and injured 13 early Wednesday, emergency officials said. The methane leak occurred about 900 meters (3,000 feet) beneath the surface of the Krasnolymanska mine in the eastern Donetsk region, said Ihor Krol, spokesman for Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry. He said 28 miners were doing drilling work in the area when the leak occurred, triggering an explosion and fire. One miner was killed and two others were seriously injured, Krol said. One of the injured died after being brought to the surface, emergency officials said. The other 25 miners managed to get to the surface on their own, although 12 of them later requested medical help and were hospitalized.
