China News Service, November 26, reported a comprehensive report that a mine fire occurred on the 25th in a coal mine in Siberia, Russia. At least 52 people have been killed, including 6 rescuers.

Security personnel believed that the methane explosion was the cause of the fire.

The person in charge of the mine and two senior managers have been arrested.

The local area will mourn the victims for three days.

A fire in a coal mine in Siberia, Russia, occurred on the 25th.

The picture shows rescuers waiting at a meeting to discuss plans to rescue trapped miners.

  The representative of the Russian emergency department told the Russian Satellite News Agency that according to preliminary information, the accident at the Listvizhnaya mine in Kemerovo Oblast has caused 52 deaths, including 6 rescuers.

  According to reports, a fire broke out in the Listvizhnaya mine in the Kuzbass mining area in Siberia on the 25th. Thick smoke was emitted from the mine. At the time of the incident, a total of 285 workers were working in the mine.

Most people were evacuated, but dozens of people were trapped in a remote area underground.

  According to Interfax news agency, the rescue operation was suspended due to high levels of methane and carbon monoxide.

The dead included 6 rescuers.

  According to reports, security personnel believed that the methane explosion was the cause of the fire, and the fire spread to the ventilation shaft.

The Russian Commission of Investigation in Kemerovo Region stated that it will launch a criminal investigation into possible violations of industrial safety requirements in hazardous production sites.

  According to RIA Novosti, the person in charge of the Listvizhnaya mine and two senior managers were arrested on suspicion of violating industrial safety regulations.

  According to the TASS news agency, Kemerovo Governor Tsivilev announced three days of mourning for the victims, which means that the local flag will be lowered at half-mast and all entertainment activities and TV programs will be cancelled.

  On the evening of the 25th, dozens of miners were still receiving treatment in the hospital.

According to Reuters, the accident was one of the worst mining disasters in Russia since the Soviet era.