Russia Coal Mine Fire News: One dead, dozens trapped in Russian mine blaze

One particular person died and dozens have been trapped after a hearth in a coal mine within the Kemerovo area of Russia’s Siberia on Thursday, emergency companies and native authorities mentioned, with a rescue operation underway that had already saved greater than 200 folks.

There have been 285 folks within the Listvyazhnaya mine, Russia’s emergency companies mentioned, and 236 had been delivered to the floor. The rescue operation was ongoing.

Regional Governor Sergei Tsivilev, writing on his Telegram channel, mentioned one particular person had died and one other 43 had been injured, two of whom have been in a severe situation, information businesses reported.

“In keeping with preliminary information, plenty of staff suffered from smoke poisoning. The variety of victims is being specified,” the regional department of Russia’s Investigative Committee mentioned in an earlier assertion.

It had initially mentioned 115 miners had been working on the time of the hearth.