Explosion during welding operations at Elga coal deposit in Yakutia causes fatalities
Preliminary information indicates the blast happened at a backup pumping station.
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An explosion during welding operations at a backup pumping station at the Elga coal deposit in Yakutia has caused fatalities, according to the regional prosecutor's office.
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An explosion occurred on September 26 during welding operations at a backup pumping station at the Elga deposit in Yakutia.
According to preliminary information, an explosion occurred on September 26 during welding operations at the backup pumping station, the press service of the regional prosecutor’s office reported
YAKUTSK, September 26. /TASS/. An explosion occurred during welding operations at the backup pumping station at the Elga deposit in Yakutia, causing fatalities, the press service of the regional prosecutor’s office reported on its Max channel.
"At the instruction of the republic’s Prosecutor Sergey Dyabkin, the Prosecutor’s Office of Neryungri is investigating an incident at the Elga coal deposit. According to preliminary information, an explosion occurred on September 26 during welding operations at the backup pumping station. There are fatalities as a result of the incident. The circumstances are being established," the report said.
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- How many fatalities were caused by the explosion?
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