The Speaker in Ukraine’s Parliament said 32 workers have been killed by an explosion at coal mine in eastern Ukraine.
Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that the accident happened before dawn on Wednesday.
Donetsk News Agency cited rescue services official Yuliana Bedilo as saying the explosion was caused by a mixture of gas and air, a common cause of industrial mining accidents.
Mr. Bedilo was quoted as saying the incident at the Zasyadko mine in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk was not caused by shelling. Rescue operations are ongoing at the site of the accident.
