Russian media reports emergency officials saying 52 miners and rescuers have died in the Listvyazhnaya mine

A devastating explosion in a Siberian coalmine on Thursday left 52 miners and rescuers dead about 250 meters (820 feet) underground, Russian officials have said.

Hours after a methane gas explosion and fire filled the mine with toxic fumes, rescuers found 14 bodies but then were forced to halt the search for 38 others because of a buildup of methane and carbon monoxide gas from the fire. Another 239 people were rescued.

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