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In Vorkuta, they said goodbye to the miners who died at the Severnaya mine
In Vorkuta on February 29, a farewell ceremony was held with four miners who died during the collapse of rocks at the North mine on February 25. The bodies of Maxim Khokhonov, Vitaly Lavrov, Andrei Pozdnyakov and Vladislav Furmanov were removed from the workings in the early days of the tragedy.
The civilian memorial service, writes "My Vorkuta" , took place at the Olympus USZK. An hour before the start of the building, despite a strong snowstorm, a huge queue lined up. People continued to go, so the farewell ceremony dragged on for several hours.
The funeral service was performed by the Bishop of Syktyvkar and Vorkutin Pitimima. He talked with the audience and expressed condolences to the relatives of the dead and all the townspeople. As noted, during the three -day mourning for the rest of the miners and the strengthening of their relatives and relatives prayed in all Komi churches, priests provide psychological assistance to those in need.
- Patriarch Kirill condemns the relatives of the victims at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta
The acting of the farewell ceremony was also addressed by the acting head of the Komi Sergey Gaplikov. He stated that together with the head of the Ministry of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov did everything possible to save the miners.
“We did everything in the power so that our mining rescuers would fulfill our duty. We must do everything so that this does not happen anymore,” the official said, thanking Vorkuta for resistance during the tragedy.
Vadim Shablakov, General Director of Vorkutangol, expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims, representatives of the city administration joined his words.
As the New Gazeta clarifies, Vitaly Lavrov was deputy director of the mine, Maxim Khokhonov - deputy head of the site, Vladislav Furmanov managed the drilling rig, Andrei Pozdnyakov was an assistant to the driver Burova.
The date of the funeral of the victims during the repeated explosion of the mining and the miner is still unknown, since the investigators have not yet completed all the necessary examinations.
Meanwhile, orphaned families received the first payments from the budget of the republic. 40 million rubles were reserved for these purposes. As clarifies the publication about the city 11 , the families of the dead and injured miners will receive from 200 thousand to a million rubles. Those who received serious injuries can count on a payment of 400 thousand rubles. The funds were transferred to four families of the dead and 11 victims. Documents are also being prepared for payments from the insurance company and Vorkutangol.
The assessment of damage caused by the accident is still ongoing, TASS notes. According to preliminary estimates, the Severnaya mine can resume coal production after 6-12 months.
Last year, about 1.5 million tons of coking coal concentrate was obtained on Severnaya, this is about 27% of the total production of Vorkutangol, which is part of Severstal.
On February 25, at a depth of 780 meters, a methane and two explosions were released at a depth of 780 meters, which caused the collapse of the breed. A fire arose behind the rubble. According to preliminary estimates, the initial explosion was due to geological causes.
According to Severstal, 110 people were underground at that time. In the first hours, 80 miners managed to rise to the surface, the eight of them required medical care. Four died, the fate of 26 miners remained unknown. On February 28, during search and rescue operations, a third explosion occurred, which claimed six lives. Five of the dead are the miners of the Pechora militarized mining detachment of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies, one is a mine officer. Five people were injured.
Denis Paykin, Technical Director of Vorkutangol OJSC, announced the absence of surviving and preparing flooding of a dangerous area. Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov stated that 26 miners had no chance of surviving after the third explosion. On the afternoon of February 29, it became known about the fourth explosion , which was twice as powerful than the previous one. There were no rescuers underground. Despite the assurances of experts about the absence of survivors, activists continue to demand the resumption of search and rescue operations. Under the online patience, more than 50 thousand people put their signatures.