INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A methane blast at a diamond mine in Russia's remote Sakha republic in Siberia killed three miners and injured two others, regional
there was a methane outburst at the Udachny mine," Aysen Nikolayev, the regional governor, said on Telegram."As a result of the explosion
five people were impacted
Unfortunately, three of them died," he said.Nikolayev said the two other people were hospitalized and that a team of medics was sent to the
remote town from the regional capital of Yakutsk.He also said he had ordered "serious work on strengthening industrial safety measures in
the republic's enterprises."Alrosa said it would help the families of the miners who were killed."I express deepest condolences to the
families and the close ones of those who died, their families will be given material help," said Pavel Marinychev, general director of
Alrosa.The Soviet-era Udachny mine has a depth of around 630 meters.Accidents at Russian mines and factories are relatively common due to an
often lax approach to safety measures.
