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The 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster was a mining accident that happened on November 18, 2007 at the Zasyadko coal mine ((ウクライナ語:Шахта ім. Засядько)) in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. At present, 101 miners are dead:〔 〕 the worst accident in Ukraine’s history. At the time of the explosion, 457 miners were in the complex. ==Causes and investigation== The accident was caused by a methane explosion located more than below ground level. The Zasyadko Mine is considered one of the most dangerous coal mines in the world,〔(Шахта им. А.Ф.Засядько в Донецке. Справка ) RIA Novosti, November 19, 2007〕 An independent mining expert recently claimed that the company management, linked to a powerful local clan, interferes with hazard-measuring equipment on a permanent basis, in order to present underground situation as being within the safety standards, and so to prevent production from closure by the government inspectors.〔(Перша версія трагедії у Донецьку ) (TSN news on Channel 1+1), November 22, 2007 ((video of the report ))〕 President Viktor Yushchenko blamed the cabinet for failing to “implement safe mining practices” in the coal industry.〔 A criminal investigation is also underway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007 Zasyadko mine disaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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