A miner in a mine face BELGRADE, Apr 1 There was no explosion in a mine in southern Serbia, eight miners died from a methane leak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Zorana Mihajlovic said. A collapse occurred at the Soko brown coal mine near the city of Soko Banya in southern Serbia between 04.00 and 05.00 (05.00-06.00 Moscow time). According to the leadership of the polyclinic in the city of Aleksinac, eight miners were killed, about 20 were injured, mostly light. Nearby medical centers sent their teams to help. The management of the mining enterprise reported the data of eight miners who died during the emergency on Friday morning, the youngest was 31 years old. Among the dead are also two of his colleagues, born in 1985 and 1988, the rest are older. «Once again, I express my condolences to the families of the dead miners, whose bodies were sent to Nis, where an autopsy will be carried out. The investigating authorities are working, all the proper inspections, the police, and, I am sure, that we will soon have the reasons for what happened. This is a methane mine equipped with everything necessary for monitoring, and every second of what is happening was filmed. There was no explosion, unfortunately, the miners suffocated due to the release of high concentration methane, «Mikhailovich quotes the Ministry of Energy. She added that the dead left 12 children and the state will help them. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić also sent a telegram of condolences and words of support to the families of the victims on Friday.
