23.5.2008
Coal emission on SOE “Coal Company “Krasnolymanska”

On the 23rd of May, at 3:31 a.m., there happened coal emission in a ventilation passage of the second western lava of L3 area (dead end hollow with a length of 350 meters) on SOE “Coal Company “Krasnolymanska”. According to previous data, 14 miners were captured.

At 7:15 a.m. 4 miners were found to be dead. Three traumatized miners are taken up. Destiny of the rest 7 mines is unknown.

Rescue team males all necessary searching-mine-rescue works. All miners, who were working in the mine, were taken up. There will be created commission to inquest incident’s reasons.

Information is given by RSA coal industry department. For additional information – press-service of the State mine industrial supervision, press-secretary Maryna Nikitina – 8-050-422-55-34.