Methane explosion at the Vorkutinskaya coal mine

Vorkutinskaya mine, Vorkuta, Komi Republic · 11 Feb 2013 · Mine accident

On 11 February 2013 a methane explosion hit the Vorkutinskaya coal mine in the Komi Republic. According to the Investigative Committee, 19 miners died: 18 in the blast and one later in hospital.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 19; as of 11 Mar 2014 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 11 Mar 2014

«Погибли 19 горняков.»

МЧС России: «Государственный доклад „О состоянии защиты населения и территорий Российской Федерации от чрезвычайных ситуаций природного и техногенного характера в 2013 году“», 2014 · archive copy

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