Thirty-seven missing after Ukraine coal blast

Ukrainian officials say four coal miners have been seriously injured and at least 37 are missing after an explosion at a mine in the eastern Donetsk region.

Ukrainian officials say four coal miners have been seriously injured and at least 37 are missing after an explosion at a mine in the eastern Donetsk region.

Maryna Nikitina, a spokeswoman for the industrial safety watchdog agency, said the explosion took place at the Karl Marx mine early today about 3,300 feet underground.

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