MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd December, 2018) Rescuers have found eight bodies of miners, who had been trapped in a mine in the Russian city of Solikamsk, the Perm Territory, the press service of the local governor said on Sunday.
"We have found the bodies of eight people. The fire is still being extinguished, there are some fire sources in the area of about 30 square meters. The next group [of rescuers] is preparing for the descent," the press service said.
On Saturday morning, a methane-related fire occurred in a mine belonging to Russia's potash producer Uralkali in Solikamsk. Eight miners were evacuated, while at least nine others remained blocked in the mine.
Previous descents were unsuccessful due to high temperature, smoke and deformation of the construction.
