Siberia Mine Blast Toll Rises To 30 Minister
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 12:45 pm
MOSCOW: The death toll from twin methane blasts at a large Siberian coal mine has shot up to 30, reported by A Pakistan News.
“According to the latest count, 30 people have died and 60 others missing are still trapped in the mine. We are still conducting searches,” said Shoigu, who was visiting the site of the disaster. He said the ventilation system, which was damaged by the blast, had been repaired and that rescue operations, called off after the second explosion, had resumed.
The first blast occurred late Saturday at the Raspadskaya mine in the Kemerovo region of Siberia while 370 people were working underground. Twelve miners were initially killed and 71 injured. Three hundred others managed to reach the surface and safety, according to local news agency. But around two hours later after rescuers had entered the mine to find survivors and bring corpses to the surface a second explosion occurred, trapping both the remaining miners and the rescue workers.
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