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Dispatches International
An emergency service vehicle arrives at the Listvyazhnaya Mine in
Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, after a combustible coal dust fire inside
the mine killed more than 50 people in November.
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KEMEROVO OBLAST, RUSSIA
Mine Disaster
After dozens die in a coal mine accident in Russia,
an expert discusses the importance of fire and life
safety protection measures in these dangerous
environments. By Angelo Verzoni
O
n November 25, more
than 50 people died
and hundreds were
injured when coal
dust caught fire inside
a mine in Kemerovo
Oblast, Russia. It was
the country's worst mining disaster
in a decade.
Experts say the incident serves
as a sobering reminder of the
importance of implementing safety
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measures in underground mines,
which present some of the most
complex and dangerous fire and life
safety hazards to workers and first
responders.
" The materials involved in coal
mining can be a fire hazard, " Matthew
Barker, an engineer at NFPA,
told NFPA Journal for a story that
originally ran on nfpa.org/journal
four days after the Kemerovo incident.
" Two of the primary hazards
are coal dust and methane gas.
Both of these, under the right conditions
and exposed to an ignition
or heat source, can lead to a fire or
explosion. " Compounding these fire
hazards, Barker added, is the physical
layout of mines, which includes
" confined spaces spread out over
long distances and ventilation systems
that can spread toxic gases and
smoke during a fire. "
NFPA 120, Standard for Fire Prevention
and Control in Coal Mines,
and NFPA 122, Standard for Fire
Prevention and Control in Metal/
Nonmental Mining and Metal Mineral
Processing Facilities, outline requirements
for preventing incidents like
the one that occurred in Russia.
Barker, who is the staff liaison to
both standards, said these requirements
largely focus on preventing
the ignition of flammable vapors or

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