Explosion Rome, Feb. 28.
Sixty coal miners met death in a rending gas explosion 920 feet below the surface of the earth and more than 100 more were injured, it was reported tonight from the Arsa coalfields near Polo. The toll of casualties was not ended, either, it was feared, for rescuers were hindered by darkness and gas fumes and were still working feverishly this evening. An official communique issued earlier today announced that 20 men were dead, 100 injured, in "a grave disaster which was presumably due to a gas explosion." The communique admitted that "the total number of victims is not yet established."—Havas.
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