On 4 March 2015, at around 05:20 local time, there was a

mining accident A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals or metals. Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year, especially from underground coal mining, although accidents also occur in hard rock mining. ...

at the Zasyadko coal mine in rebel-held Eastern Ukraine. It is suspected to have been caused by a

gas explosion A gas explosion is an explosion resulting from mixing a gas, typically from a gas leak, with air in the presence of an ignition source. In household accidents, the principal explosive gases are those used for heating or cooking purposes such as nat ...

. 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 Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman, sometimes transliterated as Volodymyr Borysovych Hroisman ( uk, Володи́мир Бори́сович Гро́йсман; born 20 January 1978), is a Ukrainian politician who was the Prime Minister of Ukrain ...

, 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 Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko ( uk, Петро́ Олексі́йович Пороше́нко, ; born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Poroshenko ser ...

called for police and rescue services to have access to the mine.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zasyadko mine disaster, 2015 Explosions in 2015 2015 mining disasters 2015 in Ukraine Gas explosions Coal mining disasters in Ukraine Explosions in Ukraine History of Donetsk March 2015 events in Europe 2011 disasters in Ukraine

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