More Than 300 Miners Evacuated After Fire at Russia's Raspadskaya Coal Mine

A fire broke out overnight in a dismantling chamber at the Raspadskaya coal mine, prompting the evacuation of 305 workers to the surface, according to Kommersant. No injuries were reported.

The report did not specify the cause of the fire or the extent of any damage to the mine's equipment or infrastructure.

Raspadskaya is one of Russia's major coal mining operations, located in the Kemerovo region, an area known for its coal industry and one that has periodically experienced safety incidents at mining facilities.

Kommersant's report did not indicate when normal operations at the mine were expected to resume or whether an investigation into the fire's cause had been launched.