Five miners have been killed in an explosion caused by a methane gas leak in a mine in Kazakhstan’s central Qaraghandy region. The Emergencies Ministry said four people were injured and one remains missing after the blast ripped through the Lenin mine in the town of Shakhtinsk at around 3 a.m. on November 3. President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has expressed condolences to the deceased miners’ relatives. Deadly accidents in the region’s mines are frequent. In 2006, a similar blast at the Lenin mine killed 41 miners. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service, click here.
Explosion Kills Five Miners In Central Kazakhstan
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