Pavlohrad coal mine explosion injures three

At night, an explosion occurred at a coal mine in the town of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region.

"At night, a methane explosion occurred at a coal mine in Pavlohrad where there were almost 200 workers," the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine posted on Facebook.

Three workers were injured and taken to hospital.

Other miners were brought to the surface. The causes of the incident are being investigated.

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