"As a result of the explosion in the mine, 46 miners were killed, ... in the evening ... 6 mine rescuers also died, going to their aid," RIA Novosti quotes the words of the commander of the Kemerovo mountain rescuers detachment Yuri She.
Earlier, the administration of the Belovsky urban district of the Kemerovo region confirmed the data on the death of 52 people in the Listvyazhnaya mine.
The preliminary cause of the emergency at the Listvyazhnaya mine is considered to be a methane explosion.
The Governor of the Kemerovo Region Sergey Tsivilev said that the mine workings of the Listvyazhnaya mine should naturally be filled with methane to reduce the risk of an explosion, which could take three days.
After the accident, the authorities of the Kemerovo region declared a three-day mourning period from 26 to 28 November.