This was reported by TASS with reference to a representative of the regional department.

“A criminal case has been opened under article 217 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“ Violation of the industrial safety rules of hazardous production facilities ”),” the source said.

Earlier it became known about the smoke in the Yareganeft mine at a depth of 200 m in the Komi Republic. Later, the UK began checking the fact of the incident.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, firefighters managed to localize a fire at the oil mine on an area of ​​2 thousand square meters. m