One miner was killed and 31 injured as a result of an explosion at the "Pivdennodonbaska" No. 1 mine in the city of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast. \n \nThe explosion occurred the day before at 21:13 in longwall No. 53-bis at the 480-meter horizon. At the time of the incident, 32 miners were in the mine. All the victims were brought to the surface. \n \nThe body of the deceased miner (Shapovalov V.P., born 1957) was brought to the surface. 19 miners (8 in serious condition) were taken to the Donetsk burn center, 11 to the occupational disease hospital, and 1 to a psychiatric hospital. Fifteen rescue teams from the Ministry of Fuel and Energy were involved in the rescue operations. \n \nThe causes of the incident are being established. According to the rescuers, a methane flash occurred in the mine. \n \nBased on materials from "Ukrainian News" \n