On Sunday morning were the emergency services to a fire in the LKAB mine in Kiruna.
A loader which stood at 935 m depth had caught fire.
In the mine was 256 people.
– The smoke must in some way, says the incident commander Mats Bergsten.
At the time 9 on Sunday morning was alerted police and rescue services to the LKAB mine in Kiruna.
The SMC Mats Bergsten says to Aftonbladet that it is a loader 935 meters underground where the fire started.
– The 235 people located in the mine. There are various security agencies in the mine and as long as proper ventilation so there is no danger to anyone. But the smoke must in some way, he said.
TT later stated that 256 people were working in the mine when the fire started.
Extinction has begun
His Österlund , county spokesman at police in Norrbotten, says that no person has been reported injured.
At 12 o’clock police said that the fighting had begun.
– Emergency Services have managed to get down and have started to extinguish the fire, said Hans Österlund.
The County Council writes in a press release that paramedics are mine and no one has been injured.
Evacuation in progress
According to Mats Bergsten, who himself is at 700 meters depth, fighting to take a long time.
– There usually do it when we’re underground, he said.
The text is updated.
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