Kostenko coal mine accident: One more victim named as search for missing ones widens
As of 10:00am, the bodies of the 36 victims have been found as a result of the explosion in the Kostenko coal mine in Karaganda region, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
The search for 10 missing mine workers is underway.
An explosion occurred at 2:33am on October 28 in ArcelorMittal Temirtau's Kostenko coal mine in Karaganda region. 252 people were in the mine during the explosion, 205 of whom were taken to the surface.
The General Prosecutor's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the accident. According to ArcelorMittal Temirtau, there was a methane gas explosion in the lava in the mine, leading to the deaths of mine workers.
As earlier reported, the flags of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization had been lowered to half-staff in the headquarters of the Organization in honor of the victims of the Kostenko coal mine accident in Karaganda region.