Identified bodies of miners killed in mine “North” – RBC

Relatives identified the bodies of four miners killed in the mine “Severnaya” in Vorkuta. This was to “Interfax” reported in the company “Vorkutaugol”, which owns the mine

“identification procedure is complete, all four of them identified,” -. Said the agency

In the mine continues. It remains of 26 people who did not get in touch. Rescue workers continue their work at the scene. The site “Vorkutaugol” indicates that near the mine is observed heavy smoke, but the ventilation system in the “North” are operating normally.

The accident at the mine occurred in the afternoon on 25 February. At the time of PE there were 110 underground miners, 80 of them were evacuated. The cause of the incident was the explosion of methane.

This past day, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to form a commission to investigate the causes and aftermath of the accident.

The acting head of the Komi Republic Sergey Gaplikov promised that families dead miners will be paid 1 million rubles. from the national budget.