Early indications suggest blast in Asturias region was caused by firedamp, a term referring to methane forming an explosive mixture in mines Five people died and four were seriously injured in an explosion on Monday at a coal mine in northern Spain's Asturias region,

Authorities in Spain say an accident at a mine in the northern Asturias region has killed at least five people and injured another four

An explosion at the Cerredo coal mine in Degaña, Asturias, has left five workers dead and four others injured.