Emergencies Ministry said there is no chance of survival in 26 miners at the mine in Vorkuta – RBC

Rescuers in the mine” Severnaya » Photo: Alex Shtokalo / TASS

After another explosion that occurred last night at the mine “Severnaya” in Vorkuta, have blocked 26 miners under the ground is not likely to survive. This was stated by head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov. For information about out-of-mine survivors confirmed in “Vorkutaugol»

The head of Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov rule out the possibility that the mine “Severnaya” in Vorkuta may remain s surviving miners. According to him, the epicenter occurred on Sunday night, another explosion took place in the area of ​​underground space where the miners were locked.

«We have to admit that all the parameters that have been established at the emergency site of mine, do not let to someone somehow survive, “- said zhuranlistam Puchkov. He said that “the data show that in the area of ​​underground space, where there were 26 miners, high temperatures, there is no oxygen».

The fact that the mine is left surviving miners said and CTO “Vorkutaugol”, which owns the mine, Denis Paikin. “Technical Council assessed the situation in detail, the gas atmosphere in the mine, the consequences of which resulted in a crash, the dynamics of the fire, which is happening now, the havoc that caused three explosions that occurred in the mine. After evaluating the situation, the Board believes that the humans surviving in a mine there, “- said Paikin

The accident at the mine” North “took place in the afternoon on 25 February.. Then in an explosion killed four people methane, 26 miners were trapped underground. A total of 111 people were mine at the time of the accident. On the surface of 81 people was launched. All that time in the mine continued around the clock search and rescue operation.

On the night of Sunday, 28 February at the mine during a search and rescue operation, there was another explosion. According to the ministry of information, six people were killed. Five of them – the rescuers Pechora paramilitary rescue team EMERCOM of Russia, one – mine worker. Five more were injured.