Rostekhnadzor inspector on the explosion at the Listvyazhnaya mine: there have been no violations with gas for a long time about problems with gas and violations in the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass, where 51 people died as a result of a gas explosion. He told REN TV about this.
According to him, there have been no violations related to gas in the mine for a very long time.
“Nobody was there for a day. On the 18th, the inspectors were there and on the 11th, the last time they were in this face, where the explosion took place. 139 violations – this was revealed within a year, and not eliminated in a day. On that day, there were only 11 or 12 violations, they immediately eliminated them. They had nothing to do with the accident at all, there were transport violations. And this is gas, “Trockman explained.
He added that the last check was on the 18th, and the explosion took place on November 25th. The next check was supposed to take place in a week, but the inspector noted that one day was not enough, “they did not have time.” According to Trockman, the explosion in the mine occurred due to a sudden release of methane, as indicated by the sensors.
Earlier, a TASS source in law enforcement agencies said that previously, the explosion could have been caused by a methane release.
< p> Problems with gas were previously reported by mine workers. For example, an anonymous employee of Listvyazhnaya, in a conversation with Lenta.ru, said that for years the management of the mine ignored the problem of increased gas pollution in the mine, and suggested that all dissenting employees “go into the cold”. He noted that the employees of the mine rarely came into conflict with the authorities, since Listvyazhnaya was practically the only place where local residents could receive decent wages.
A gas explosion at the Listvyazhnaya mine took place on the morning of November 25. 51 people died, 63 were injured. On the same day, the Governor of Kuzbass Sergei Tsivilev announced a three-day mourning in the region for the miners and rescuers who died at the mine. It will run from 26 to 28 November.