An explosion at a mine in northern Russia killed six people, most of them rescuers, local officials said Sunday.
International Business Times: 6 killed during Russian rescue mission for 26 missing miners
Men work 540 meters below the surface in the Severnaya Glubokaya mine, outside the town Zapolyarny on February 04, 2008. In the dark towns of Russia's polar north, there is little to do but trudge away in old Soviet mines and factories. Despite the harsh conditions of the north, workers admit that they stay in the polar region because salaries are better than in the south. (AFP PHOTO / MAXIM MARMUR MAXIM MARMUR / AFP)
