2015 Zasyadko mine disaster
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine | |
 | |
| Date | 4 March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Deaths | 34[1] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 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.[2]
Twenty-three people were confirmed dead.[2] Local rebels claimed a death toll of 30.[2] There were 230 people in the mine at the time of the explosion.[2] 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.[2]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for police and rescue services to have access to the mine.[2]
