Methane gas was released in a mine in Udachny, Yakutia RIA NewsWith reference to the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the region.
“Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia are eliminating the consequences of methane release in a mine in the city of Udachny. “According to the initial information as a result of the incident, 5 people were injured and 3 of them unfortunately lost their lives.”
According to the press service, after the call, 12 rescuers and two crews were sent to the scene. Evacuation process continues.
On October 28, at the Kostenko mine in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, dead accident. Later Russian President Vladimir Putin sent He sent a telegram to his Kazakh colleague Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, expressing his condolences to the people of the republic and wishing a speedy recovery to the victims.
August 31 on the territory of the Oktyabrskaya mine in the Kemerovo city of Leninsk-Kuznetsky dead strong fire. Flames surrounded the metal building on the surface.
As a result, smoke entered the mine, forcing workers to evacuate underground. According to the regional department of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation, a total of 81 people were in the tunnels.
Previously in the Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine dead mine crashed.