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Siberian mine accident leaves one worker dead — emergencies ministry

By now, 92 people have been taken to the surface, five stayed under ground to carry out essential works at the mine

MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. One worker was killed in a cave-in that occurred in the Yubileinaya coalmine in the city of Novokuznetsk in Siberia’s Kemerovo region, the Russian emergencies ministry's press service told TASS.

"As of now, 92 people have been taken to the surface, five stayed under ground to carry out essential works at the mine, one person died," the press service said.

Therefore, all workers who were under ground at the time of the incident are now accounted for.

Rescuers were alerted about the incident at about 3:10 local time on Sunday (23:10 Moscow time on Saturday). At present, more than 20 mine rescuers are working at the scene.