Moscow, Sept 17, SPA -- An explosion tore through the engine room of an oil tanker in northeastern Siberia, killing four crewmembers, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Friday. Three crew members were missing, and six others werehospitalized with burns following Thursday's blast in thevillage of Yuryung-Khaya in Yakutia, about 4,830 kilometers(3,000 miles ) east of Moscow, said ministry spokesmanViktor Beltsov. The explosion occurred as the tanker, moored in the AnabarRiver, was unloading oil. There was no information aboutthe cause of the blast. --SPA1126 Local Time 0826 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/202412