"The fire has been completely extinguished, and all seats of fire have been put out", the centre said in a statement, adding that the bodies of all victims had been recovered from the mine. "The body of the ninth victim was recovered", the centre told Sputnik.
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20 December 2018, 23:59 GMT
Uralkali announced that the operation of the Solikamsk-3 mine had been suspended until the rescue operation finished. According to the company, the fire could have been caused by the construction works in the mine, adding that a special commission would establish the causes of the incident.
The fire occurred in a mine belonging to Russia's potash producer Uralkali in Solikamsk on Saturday morning. Eight miners were evacuated, while at least nine others remained blocked in the mine.
