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Deadly explosion in Russian mine

March 20, 2007

An estimated 203 people were working at the mine when the blast occurred. Officials said some miners had managed to reach the surface on their own. Accidents in Russia's mines are frequent but the Ulyanovskaya complex was only opened in 2002 and inaugurated on Putin's 50th birthday.