On the “Severnaya” mine in Vorkuta was a new explosion – Look

In an emergency mine “North” in Vorkuta there was another explosion, the press service of the EMERCOM of Russia

«The sensors recorded the next explosion in the emergency zone” -. Said representative of Ministry of Emergency Situations press service. According to him, the explosion also recorded and Robotics MES, which is used to monitor the situation in the mine, according to RIA “Novosti”.

«According to some data, it was the sixth explosion in the mine since the accident,” – said in the MOE. Between February 28 after the death of all the rescuers search and rescue work in the mine were halted. “In the mine there are no people. She sealed. Preparatory works are underway to isolate the disaster area “, – reported in the MOE.

Let’s remind, on February 25 at the mine “North” at a depth of 780 meters there was a sudden surge of methane and two explosions caused caving. For fire broke rubble. Of the 111 miners to the surface was removed 81, nine of which required medical treatment. At the site of the accident bodies were found four miners, the remaining 26 confirmed dead.

the night of February 28, with search and rescue operations took the third explosion in the mine. Killed six people, five of them – the rescuers Pechora paramilitary rescue team EMERCOM of Russia, one – mine worker. Another five people were injured.

As reported by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who heads a government commission to assist the victims and the families of those killed in the accident, the victims of the tragedy can be considered as 36 people, including fatalities rescuers.

In fact the incident a criminal case under part 3 of Article 216 of the Criminal Code (violation of safety rules during mining, construction or other works, resulting in the death of two or more persons).