A pointer to the Listvyazhnaya mine in the town of Belovo. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 26The preliminary cause of the accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine was gross violations of safety rules, said Sergei Nikitin, deputy head of the department of the Rostekhnadzor department, during a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Energy on the topic «Legislative regulation in the field of ensuring the safety of mining operations at coal industry enterprises.» Methane exploded in Listvyazhnoy (owned by SDS-Ugol) on November 25, when 285 people were underground. The Ministry of Emergency Situations died. A total of 51 people became victims of the tragedy. According to Nikitin, the Rostekhnadzor commission to investigate the accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine, in which he is deputy chairman, is expected to complete work on February 15 and draw up an act on its results. «I can already say that there will be no irresistible forces of nature in the act. Causes of the accident … I can name them in general terms. These are gross violations of safety rules… falsification of the aerogas control system. This is a shutdown of automatic gas protection … These are violations of the rules for the operation of technical devices … These are design errors. This is the inability to use means … of respiratory protection,» he listed. In addition, according to Nikitin, there was «inaction or imitation of vigorous activity» on the part of Rostechnadzor. At the same time, degassing in the mine was carried out in advance and efficiently, he added. After the emergency criminal cases were initiated under Part 3 of Article 217 (violation of industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence) and Part 3 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence, resulting in the death of two or more persons through negligence).Nine people were arrested: from the main owner of the mine and chairman of the board of directors of JSC HC «SDS-Ugol» Mikhail Fedyaev to inspectors of Rostekhnadzor and the head of the site where the explosion occurred. The accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass around 08.30 (04.30 Moscow time) There were 285 people underground, most of them managed to get out.
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Smoke at "Listvyazhnaya" started around 08.30 (04.30 Moscow time). There were 285 people underground, most of them managed to get out.
Relatives of the miners near the mine "Listvyazhnaya".
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Relatives of miners near the "Listvyazhnaya" crash.
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Governor of the Kemerovo Region Sergey Tsivilev headed the emergency response headquarters.
Mine rescuers went after the people who remained in the mine, but they were soon recalled due to the threat of an explosion.
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Mine rescuers went for the people who remained in the mine, but they were soon recalled due to the threat of an explosion.
As a result of the state of emergency on & # 34; Listvyazhnaya & # 34; 46 miners and five mine rescuers were killed.
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As a result of an emergency at "Listvyazhnaya" ; 46 miners and five mine rescuers died.
49 people remain in hospitals.
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49 people remain in hospitals.
According to preliminary data, a methane explosion was the cause of the emergency.
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According to preliminary data, a methane explosion was the cause of the accident.
A criminal case has been initiated industrial safety case. The Prosecutor General's Office took special control of the situation.
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A criminal case has been initiated on violation of industrial safety. The Prosecutor General's Office took special control of the situation.
Three-day mourning was declared in the Kemerovo region.
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Three days of mourning has been declared in the Kemerovo region.
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Smoke on "Listvyazhnoy" started around 08.30 (04.30 Moscow time). There were 285 people underground, most of them managed to get out.
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Relatives of the miners near the mine "Listvyazhnaya".
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Governor of the Kemerovo region Sergey Tsivilev headed the headquarters for the liquidation of the consequences of the accident.
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Mine rescuers went for the people who remained in the mine, but they were soon recalled due to the threat of an explosion.
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As a result of the state of emergency at "Listvyazhnaya" 46 miners and five mine rescuers died.
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49 people remain in hospitals.
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According to preliminary data, a methane explosion was the cause of the accident.< /p>
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A criminal case has been initiated on violation of industrial safety. The Prosecutor General's Office took special control of the situation.
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Three days of mourning was declared in the Kemerovo region.