6 Dead in Methane Burst at Kazakhstan Mine
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Karaganda Region's emergency service in Kazakhstan reported six dead and two injured due to a methane burst inside a mine.
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A methane burst at a mine in Kazakhstan leaves 6 dead
Six miners were killed and two sustained injuries in a methane eruption at ArcelorMittal mine in the Karaganda Region in Kazakhstan, the country's emergency service said today, Sunday.
"The information about a methane gas eruption at a mine in the town of Abay was received by the emergency service of the Karaganda Region... Six miners out of eight were killed and two more were injured," the press service stated.
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The company said the two injured workers were in "critical condition."
Sixty-four workers were in the mine at the time of the accident, and 56 were able to get out.
"Six people died (and) two were injured," the emergencies ministry said in a statement.
ArcelorMittal said the accident had taken place due to an "outburst" of gas and coal.
