The number of those injured following a fire inside the Listvyazhnaya coalmine in the Kemerovo Region has increased to 41, a source in the emergency services said, APA reports citing TASS.
"Currently, 41 coalmine workers have been injured. They all have carbon monoxide poisoning," the source said.
Earlier, the Kuzbass Emergency Medicine Center reported 40 people injured with two coalminers in serious condition.
Smoke in the Listvyazhnaya coalmine was reported on Thursday morning. In all, there were 285 people inside, the majority of them left the coalmine. The evacuation is underway.
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