The accident killed 51 people
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The accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine could have happened due to a sudden explosion of methane, law enforcement officials say.
A possible cause of the explosion at the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region of Russia is a sudden release of methane. On Saturday, November 27, reports TASS citing a law enforcement source.
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“Previously, there was a sudden release of methane, then there was an explosion. But the specific reason for the release has not yet been established, the competent and investigative authorities are now looking into this,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
Now the data of sensors are being checked, which show data on the concentration of methane.
Meanwhile, the director of the mine, Sergei Makhrakov, was arrested, who did not plead guilty for the incident.
The chief state inspector of the Belovsky territorial department of the Siberian department of Rostekhnadzor Vyacheslav Semykin was also arrested.
Mine fire occurred in the morning of November 25th. At the time of the accident, there were about 280 people in it. It was reported that as a result Emergency killed 46 miners and 6 rescuers, but one day later the lifeguard was found alive.
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