More than 50 reported dead in Siberia coal mine accident
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26 Nov 2021 11:46AM
(Updated: 26 Nov 2021 11:46AM)


GRAMOTEINO, Russia: More than 50 people were reported to have died on Thursday (Nov 25) after smoke filled a Siberian coal mine and a rescue effort ended in tragedy.

Senior managers at the mine in Russia's Kemerovo region had been detained for suspected safety violations

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It was not immediately clear what had caused the accident, though some Russian media reported that dust in a ventilation shaft caught fire, causing the mine to fill with smoke.

News agency RIA Novosti quoted prosecutors as saying a spark may have set off a methane explosion.


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