Ulyanovskaya Mine Explosion
The deaths at the Ulyanovskaya mine explosion in Kemerovo region continue to mount as time passes. As of publication, Kommersant reported a tally of 75 deaths with 33 miners missing. The most recent report from Interfax says that the toll is now up to 106 according to the Emergency Situations’ Ministry. Putin has delcared March 21 a national day of mourning for the 106 miners, the nursing home fire that killed 62 people in the Krasnodar region, and the airliner that killed seven in Samara on Saturday.
As for the events and possible cause of the mine blast, Kommersant reports,
According to the deputy head of the division, the tragedy was precipitated by the collapse of the roof over the coal face in the 11th tunnel: “Over the spot of the collapse there was obviously an underground cavity, a so-called pocket, ..read more
