Death toll rises to 45 in ArcelorMittal Kazakh coal mine fire By Reuters

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<span>© Reuters. Relatives of miners gather at the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau during a power outage, as a rescue operation continues following a mine fire, in Karaganda, Kazakhstan October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer</span><br />
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<p>ALMATY (Reuters) -The death toll from a fire at a coal mine in Kazakhstan owned by ArcelorMittal (NYSE:) rose to 45 on Sunday, with emergency teams engaged in an operation to find one remaining miner believed to have been underground, emergency service officials were quoted as saying.</p>
<p>On Saturday, operator ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal, said 206 of 252 people at the Kostenko mine had been evacuated after what appeared to be a methane blast.</p>
<p>Gennady Silinsky, a senior emergency services official, on Sunday confirmed the death toll and continuing operation in Karaganda, a major coal mining centre, to Kazakhstan’s Khabar-24 television.</p>
<p>“Work is going on round the clock in shifts in two areas of operations,” Murat Katpanov, another emergency official, told Khabar-24.</p>
<p>“Gas levels are normal. There are no visible signs of fire.”</p>
<p>Earlier statements said rescue operations in the two areas – 4 km (2.5 miles) apart – were hampered by power cuts and wrecked equipment.</p>
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