The blaze is believed to have been caused by a pocket of methane gas.
Kazakhstan has confirmed the nationalisation of ArcelorMittal Temirtau – which operates the country’s largest steel plants and several coal and ore mines – following a coal mine fire that killed at least 32 workers while another 14 remain unaccounted for.
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said in a statement on the Kazakh president’s website that the government had reached a preliminary agreement with the company’s shareholders and was now in the process of “formalising” the nationalisation. The office of the country’s Prosecutor General has also said it was starting an investigation into potential safety violations in the coal mine.It also conveyed “pain” at the lives lost and said its efforts “are now aimed at ensuring that affected employees receive comprehensive care and rehabilitation, as well as close co-operation with government authorities.
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