The cause of the accident at the mine in Vorkuta became a methane explosion – RBC

The cause of the accident at the mine “Severnaya” in Vorkuta became a methane explosion. This Tass said the head of the press service of the company “Vorkutaugol”, which owns the mine, Tatiana Bushkova with reference to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry data

«According to the results of laboratory tests conducted by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the cause of the accident was an explosion of methane”. – she said, noting that over the rubble of the fire continues in the epicenter of the explosion. According Bushkova, where, presumably, there are still 26 people.

«All suggestive places where the miners can be defined. Rescue operation continues, the mine has four department militarized rescue units EMERCOM “, – she added. A company representative recalled that, in the Komi Republic today introduced emergency mode.

The accident occurred in the afternoon on 25 February. At the time of emergency underground were 110 people, 80 of them were evacuated, another four were killed. Initially it was reported that the cause of the accident was the mountain-kick.