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| Russian gold mine fire kills 12 | Russian gold mine fire kills 12 |
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| Twelve miners have been killed and more than 20 remain trapped following a fire in a gold mine in Russia. | |
| The blaze broke out in the Darasun mine in the Chita region of Siberia. | The blaze broke out in the Darasun mine in the Chita region of Siberia. |
| The fire, between 85m and 130m (230-430ft) below ground, has been contained but is still burning, the authorities say. | The fire, between 85m and 130m (230-430ft) below ground, has been contained but is still burning, the authorities say. |
| Rescue work has been hampered by smoke. Fifteen miners who were saved from the blaze are being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. | Rescue work has been hampered by smoke. Fifteen miners who were saved from the blaze are being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. |
| Those of us who could... got out. The remaining are still down there. My brother's there. I can't say any more Nikolai BronnikovRussian miner | Those of us who could... got out. The remaining are still down there. My brother's there. I can't say any more Nikolai BronnikovRussian miner |
| Specialist teams were being flown to the Darasun mine, which is about 4,700km (2,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russian emergency officials said. | Specialist teams were being flown to the Darasun mine, which is about 4,700km (2,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russian emergency officials said. |
| Hope of survivors | Hope of survivors |
| The cause of the fire is not yet clear. | |
| The company which owns the mine, Highland Gold Mining, said the bodies of 12 miners had been recovered. | The company which owns the mine, Highland Gold Mining, said the bodies of 12 miners had been recovered. |
| "The main thing today and now is to save the people and finish off this rescue operation," said Dmitry Yakushkin, the company's communication director. | "The main thing today and now is to save the people and finish off this rescue operation," said Dmitry Yakushkin, the company's communication director. |
| A spokesman for Russia's emergencies ministry said there was still hope of finding survivors. | A spokesman for Russia's emergencies ministry said there was still hope of finding survivors. |
| The trapped miners have breathing devices that should help them survive for several hours, Russian media reported. | The trapped miners have breathing devices that should help them survive for several hours, Russian media reported. |
| One miner described what happened when the blaze broke out. | One miner described what happened when the blaze broke out. |
| "It got smoky. Those of us who could - there was five of us - got out. The others are back in the mine," Nikolai Bronnikov told Russian TV. | "It got smoky. Those of us who could - there was five of us - got out. The others are back in the mine," Nikolai Bronnikov told Russian TV. |
| "Other guys used emergency exits and got to the surface. The remaining are still down there. My brother's there. I can't say any more." | "Other guys used emergency exits and got to the surface. The remaining are still down there. My brother's there. I can't say any more." |
| Highland Gold Mining, which is registered in Jersey, saw its shares fall more than 7% during trading on the London Stock Exchange on Friday morning. | Highland Gold Mining, which is registered in Jersey, saw its shares fall more than 7% during trading on the London Stock Exchange on Friday morning. |
| Russia's gold mines have a better safety record than the coal-mining industry, where many accidents have happened since the early 1990s. | Russia's gold mines have a better safety record than the coal-mining industry, where many accidents have happened since the early 1990s. |