Dozens dead after fire at coal mine in Siberia

Rescuers enter a checkpoint of the Listvyazhnaya coal mine out of the Siberian city of Kemerovo (Governor of Kemerovo region press office photo via AP)

A fire at a Siberian coal mine has killed 52 miners and rescuers, according to Russian news agencies.

Officials previously said that rescuers found 14 bodies and the search for 38 people missing was halted for safety reasons, because of a build-up of explosive methane gas and a high concentration of toxic fumes from the fire.