A fire in a coal mine in Russia’s Siberia killed at least 11 miners, with dozens more still trapped underground after rescue operation were suspended due to the risk of an explosion
At least 11 miners died in the initial accident, when coal dust ignited in a ventilation shaft in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the snowbound Kemerovo region, filling the mine with smoke, the TASS news agency cited local emergency services as saying.Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comWith methane levels in the mine dangerously high, an operation to rescue 35 people stuck underground had to be halted, regional governor Sergei Tsivilev said. Three rescuers were also reported missing.
Dozens of people were being treated in hospital, at least some of them for smoke poisoning. Four were in critical condition. The Listvyazhnaya mine is part of SDS-Holding, owned by the privately held Siberian Business Union. The owner had no immediate comment.Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021.
Some 285 people were inside the mine when smoke spread through the ventilation shaft, the Emergencies Ministry said. Authorities saidat least 239 had made it to the surface.
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