2015 Zasyadko mine disaster

Deadly coal mine explosion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine March 2024 2015 Zasyadko mine disaster Donetsk in Ukraine.svg Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine 4 March 2015 Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine 34http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/death-toll-rises-to-34-in-zasiadko-coal-mine-disaster-382782.html Death toll rises to 34 in Zasiadko coal mine disaster KyivPost 6 March 2015 14 On 4 March 2015, at around 05:20 local time, there was a mining accident at the Zasyadko coal mine in rebel-held Eastern Ukraine. It is suspected to have been caused by a gas explosion.Ukraine gas blast: 30 feared dead in Zasyadko coal mine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31725243 4 March 2015 BBC News 4 March 2015 Twenty-three people were confirmed dead. Local rebels claimed a death toll of 30. There were 230 people in the mine at the time of the explosion. The Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Volodymyr Groysman, called for a minute's silence for 32 fatalities, but later retracted that figure to say that one had died and 30 others' status was unknown. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for police and rescue services to have access to the mine. See also 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster References External links Zasyadko coal mine 48.0523 37.7897 dim:30_region:UA_type:event title accident site Ukraine Category:2015 explosions Category:2015 mining disasters Category:2015 disasters in Ukraine Category:Gas explosions in Ukraine Category:Coal mining disasters in Ukraine Category:Donetsk in the Russo-Ukrainian war Category:Donetsk People's Republic Category:March 2015 in Ukraine