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Fire Breaks Out at Coal Mine in Russia’s Siberia

08:39 26/07/2012

NOVOKUZNETSK, July 26 (RIA Novosti)

Tags: Komsomolets coal mine, coal mine, fire, Russian Emergencies Ministry, Kemerovo Region, Russia

A fire broke out at the Komsomolets coal mine in Russian Siberia’s Kemerovo Region on Thursday and rescuers are evacuating miners, a spokesman for the local the Emergencies Ministry’s department said.

He said rescuers received a signal about the fire at the mine at 8:20 a.m. local time (1:20 a.m. GMT).

“There were a total of 263 miners working, when the fire erupted. All of them have been evacuated safe and sound,” the spokesman said.

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