Bergras in the mine in Kiruna, sweden – Göteborgs-Posten

Sweden A bergras has occurred in the LKAB:s mine in Kiruna.

the Police was alerted shortly before, at 08 if there has been a bergras in the LKAB:s mine. A total of 512 persons in the mine.

” But our staff don’t go down without interacting with LKAB above ground. This is because LKAB has its own fire brigade as they have gone down and taken with him an ambulance, ” says the police press officer in the North, Börje Öhman.

Shortly after noon to 09 confirmed LKAB for the police that there had been a gruvras. Data of the damaged managed by the company itself and not by the police.

– We will write a notification and document all the details, but they have to answer for if it is damaged or so, ” says the police press officer in the North, Börje Öhman.

Task: Two people trapped

According to the NSD came first to information from the police about two people who have found themselves on the wrong side of the fall become trapped.

– Three persons were in the vicinity of the fall, but no one was injured, ” says Anders Lindberg, information officer at LKAB.

the Mine is four kilometres long and 1.5 kilometres deep. LKAB believe that the reason for the fall was a gruvskalv.

” It’s kind of like a minijordbävning, one might say. It is caused by the tremors in the rock that occurs when we are digging us deeper, says Lindberg.

Not unusual with earthquakes

The seismic event occurred 07:16. It should have given rise to the local magnitude 1.7 on the richter scale.

” Yes, it is true, there has been a quake, confirms Reynir Bödvarsson, seismologist at Uppsala university to the GP.

However, he adds:

– There is nothing unusual as it is in all the mines, it happens virtually every day. There is seismic activity in the Kirunagruvan evenly and constantly .They blow up every night so it will sekvensskalv because of the mining that takes place and these can last over a whole day, but it is clear that it can be troublesome, ” says Reynir Bödvarsson, seismologist at Uppsala university to the GP.

Possible arbetsmiljöbrott

the LKAB mining company, have notified the incident to the Swedish work environment authority.

” We view this as a serious incident, even if no one was hurt. We take care of our employees now, and talk with them. For even if they are not physically damaged so might this event be shocking. The part of the mine that the fall occurred in the is currently powered off, ” says LKAB’s information officer.

to counter that the race shall take place strengthens LKAB mountain through the network. Fill the addition with concrete.

– How this could happen, are we going to investigate now, ” Anders Lindberg, information officer at LKAB.