It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Emergencies Ministry.

It clarifies that the rock collapsed in the ventilation drift. At the time of the incident in the mine were 66 people. One person died as a result of the incident.

“At the time of the collapse of the rock in the ventilation tunnel in the mine were 66 people. As a result of the collapse, one person died, ”said the source.

The body of the deceased has already been delivered to the surface.

However, it was decided not to evacuate the rest of the miners.

In March, as a result of the collapse of the rock at the mine "Karagaylinskaya" in the Kemerovo region, one person died.