
The collapse of the soil occurred during excavation in Saransk on Saturday: two workers who laid the pipeline were underground. The incident is reported by the Ministry of Emergencies of Mordovia.
The consequences in the message of the Ministry of Emergencies at the time of writing of the note are not indicated. The Izvestia of Mordovia reports that the workers were killed, their bodies have already been removed from the ground.
The emergency occurred on Voroshilov Street: the workers were overwhelmed during work on laying the pipeline.
Interfax in the press service of the Republican Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies told the agency that "now people are digging up, but the chances that they are alive are minimal."