UPDATE: Potash salt mine in Perm Region catches fire, miners evacuated

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MOSCOW, Oct 16 (PRIME) -- A total of 271 miners have been evacuated from Russian fertilizer maker Uralkali’s Solikamsk potash salt mine in the Perm Region, which caught fire, a representative of the region’s emergency services told PRIME on Monday.

Evacuation of the remaining 26 people continues, he said.

Plastic pipes caught fire at the depth of 400 meters.

Uralkali said that no one was hurt in the incident and the mine continues operations in its usual mode.

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