Rescue bid is halted as deadly gas builds up underground following initial blast that 'wiped 11 victims off face of the earth'

Six rescue workers DIE trying to reach trapped Russian miners as death toll rises to 52

By Daily Mail —— Bio and Archives November 25, 2021

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Six rescue workers have died in a search and rescue operation by Russian authorities to to save dozens of miners trapped deep underground after a huge explosion at a mine in eastern Russia this morning. At least 11 miners were 'wiped off the face of the earth' in the initial blast, when coal dust ignited in a ventilation shaft 820ft below the surface in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region around 9am this morning, local emergency services told TASS news agency. -- More...

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