Number of People Injured in Mine Accident in Siberia Increases to 44, Emergency Services Say

NOVOSIBIRSK (Sputnik) - One person died after a fire at the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo Region in Siberia on Thursday, while the number of those injured increased to 43, the regional authorities said. The number of people injured in an accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo Region in Siberia on Thursday increased to 44, and all of them were taken to hospitals, a spokesman of the emergency services told Sputnik. "According to the updated data, 44 people were injured in an emergency at the mine, and another one died," the spokesman said. Overall, there were 285 people in the mine. According to emergency services, 48 people still remain inside the Listvyazhnaya mine. One person died after a fire at the Listvyazhnaya mine, the regional authorities said. So far, a total of 236 miners out of 285 have been evacuated. Read more: https://sputniknews.com/20211125/miners-being-evacuated-from-listvyazhnaya-mine-in-siberia-due-to-smoke---spokeswoman-1091004171.html