At least three rescuers died Thursday after 11 miners were killed following a fire in a Siberian coal mine. Officials said 35 miners are still trapped underground, Reuters reports….
(Newser) – At least three rescuers died Thursday after 11 miners were killed following a fire in a Siberian coal mine. Officials said 35 miners are still trapped underground, Reuters reports. Methane levels are too high in the mine to search for the missing. «The chance of an explosion is very high,» said Sergei Tsivilev, the regional governor. «We’ve decided to suspend the search and rescue operation until the concentration of gas reduces.
