In the Chelyabinsk region, a collapse on a gold mining mine

The collapse of the breed occurred at the gold mining mine in the Plastovsky district of the Chelyabinsk region, three miners remained under the rubble, TASS reports with reference to the data of the Ministry of Emergencies in the region. Later rescuers said that two bodies were found at the site of the collapse, and the Investigative Committee reported on initiating a criminal case on the fact of violation of labor protection rules.

"The miners of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies began work at a gold mining mine in the Plastovsky district where the breed collapsed. The evacuation of miners was immediately organized, who were 166 people in the mine at the time of the collapse," rescuers said.

The collapse occurred at a depth of 700 meters, 163 miners were evacuated to the surface.

More than 20 specialists work on the spot. Mountain rescuers have started searching. Fire-rescue calculations and ambulance brigades also arrived in the mine.