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A fire has broken out in a mine in Garpenberg, Dalarna. According to Boliden, which owns the mine holds 166 people being evacuated from the mine. “There is no information about injured,” said press secretary Marcela Sylvander.
A fire has broken out in a mine in Garpenberg, Dalarna. According to Boliden, which owns the mine holds 166 people being evacuated from the mine. “There is no information about injured,” said press secretary Marcela Sylvander.
At 9:50 o’clock had emergency services arrived at the Garpenberg mine and started the evacuation of workers.
– All employees who were under Earth at this time is being evacuated. There is no record of anyone being injured, says Marcela Sylvander DN.
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Now Boliden can confirm that it is about 166 people.
SOS received the alarm about the fire at 8:58 on Tuesday morning. It will involve heavy smoke of the fire allegedly started 800 meters underground.
Earlier in the morning, Boliden confirmed that there was a fire in Garpenberg mine.
– We have a fire in a container of approximately 800 meters. The rescue is on the way down, says Marcela Sylvander.
According to Boliden has the personnel under the ground.
– We have employees underground made it to the rescue chamber. At the moment we are waiting for more information.
How many can it go?
– We’re talking about some 150 people. They are rescue chambers in the mine that you’ll get to it when that happens this type of incident. We can not yet confirm how many people these are or how many are counted in the rescue chamber, said Marcela Sylvander.
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