Methane Gas Explosion

Lava from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano is exploding as it pours into the ocean, shooting rock fragments that are a danger to boaters. Inland, where molten rock is burning through jungle, methane explosions are hurling boulders while toxic gas is reaching some of the highest levels seen in recent times.

A deadly methane gas explosion tore through a coal mine in western Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least eight miners in the latest pit disaster to hit the ex-Soviet state. As rescuers scrambled to save those trapped underground there was confusion over the exact number of people killed in the blast.

Five people were killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia, the head of the national disaster management agency said on Thursday.

Lava from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano is exploding as it pours into the ocean, shooting rock fragments that are a danger to boaters. Inland, where molten rock is burning through jungle, methane explosions are hurling boulders while toxic gas is reaching some of the highest levels seen in recent times.

A deadly methane gas explosion tore through a coal mine in western Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least eight miners in the latest pit disaster to hit the ex-Soviet state. As rescuers scrambled to save those trapped underground there was confusion over the exact number of people killed in the blast.

Five people were killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia, the head of the national disaster management agency said on Thursday.