The bodies of three miners who died at a former coalmine in Luhansk region have been brought to the surface, and another miner died en route to hospital, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry's press service reported on Feb. 5.
A gas explosion occurred at a disused coalmine, No. 153 in the town of Krasny Luch in Luhansk region, at a depth of 980 meters during unauthorized work to extract coal.
The cause of the blast is being verified.
As reported, an explosion occurred at the former Zaporizka coalmine in Luhansk region early on Thursday, Feb. 4.
