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Russian reports say 52 dead in coal mine fire
Updated On: 27 November, 2021 08:07 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
A total of 285 people were in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region of southwestern Siberia when a fire erupted and smoke quickly filled the mine through the ventilation system
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Rescuers walk on the territory of the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region on Friday. Pic/AFP
Russian news agencies say a fire at a Siberian coal mine has killed 52 miners and rescuers. Officials previously said that rescuers found 14 bodies and the search for 38 people missing was halted for safety reasons, because of a build-up of explosive methane gas and a high concentration of toxic fumes from the fire.
The state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies cited emergency officials as saying that there was no chance of finding any survivors. The Interfax news agency cited a representative of the regional administration who also put the death toll from Thursday’s fire at 52.
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