2007 Zasyadko mine disaster

2007 coal mine explosion in Donetsk, Ukraine November 2020 March 2024 November 2020 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster Donetsk in Ukraine.svg Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine November 18, 2007 Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine 48 04 08 N 37 48 20 E inline,title 101 thumb|225px|Eastern shaft of the Zasyadko coal mine. Local cemetery seen on the foreground is the burial place for most of the victims. thumb|225px|Location of Donetsk (red) and Donetsk Oblast (pink) on the map of Ukraine. The 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster was a mining accident that happened on November 18, 2007 at the Zasyadko coal mine (uk Шахта ім. Засядько) in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. By November 30, 101 miners were reported dead:Hospitalized miner died http://www.korrespondent.net/main/218809 Korrespondent November 30, 2007 November 30, 2007 ru the worst accident in Ukraine's history. At the time of the explosion, 457 miners were in the complex.Dmitriy Korneychuk Methane blast at the mine of Zasyadko http://pk.kiev.ua/country/2007/11/18/113822.html Gazeta po-Kievskiy November 18, 2007 November 19, 2007 ru dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071119103725/http://pk.kiev.ua/country/2007/11/18/113822.html November 19, 2007 Yushchenko goes to Donetsk with a pain in his heart http://www.korrespondent.net/main/217025 Korrespondent November 18, 2007 November 19, 2007 ru Causes and investigation A methane explosion occurred more than 1000 m ft 0 below ground level.Ukraine's mine death toll rises https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7103086.stm BBC News November 20, 2007 November 20, 2007 The Zasyadko Mine is considered one of the most dangerous coal mines in the world,Шахта им. А.Ф.Засядько в Донецке. Справка RIA Novosti, November 19, 2007 An independent mining expert recentlyDecember 2016 claimed that the company management, linked to a powerful local clan, interferes with hazard-measuring equipment on a permanent basis, in order to present underground situation as being within the safety standards, and so to prevent production from closure by the government inspectors.Перша версія трагедії у ДонецькуJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes (TSN news on Channel 1+1), November 22, 2007 (video of the reportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes ) President Viktor Yushchenko blamed the cabinet for failing to “implement safe mining practices” in the coal industry. A criminal investigation is also underway.November 2020 Government reaction Families of the deceased miners were to receive compensations totaling ₴100,000,The number of killed miners in the Zasyadko mine reaches 63 http://www.korrespondent.net/main/217024 Korrespondent November 18, 2007 November 19, 2007 ru (approx. $100000 UKR 2007 1 USD) which constitutes part of the ₴15 million that the Government of Ukraine had set aside for renovation of the mine to prevent future accidents from happening.Body count reaches 90 http://www.korrespondent.net/main/217315 Korrespondent November 20, 2007 November 20, 2007 ru On November 19, 2007, President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree that calls for investigation into Zasyadko mine disaster as well as prevention of such disasters in the future.Presidential decree 7014 1119/2007 On the emergency procedures on resolving the aftermath of the accident at the Zasyadko Mine November 19, 2007 The President also signed a decree making November 20 a Day of National Mourning.Tomorrow- Day of National Mourning http://www.korrespondent.net/main/217173 Korrespondent November 19, 2007 November 19, 2007 ru Mining incidents trend news related to the Zasyadko mine disaster Ukrainian coal mine explodes, killing 68 Blast in a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine Within the decade leading up to the explosion, the frequency of mining incidents has increased in the Donbas coal region. The Zasyadko mine accident is the deadliest ever accident in Ukraine, surpassing the Barakova Mine accident in 2000, which killed at least 80 workers. The Zasyadko Mine, Ukraine's largest and most equipped mine, employs 10,000 people and produces up to 10,000 tons of coal per day.Ukraine mine blast kills 65 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071118214718.3sw99p5c.html Agence France-Presse November 18, 2007 November 19, 2007 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Prior to this, four previous major mining accidents at the mine had killed a total of 148 workers combined.The cause of a Donetsk mine tragedy is announced http://www.korrespondent.net/main/164655 Korrespondent September 20, 2006 November 19, 2007 ruZasyadko mine. Black chronologies http://www.korrespondent.net/main/217125 Korrespondent November 19, 2006 November 19, 2007 ru Recurring incidents Twelve days later, on December 1, 2007, at 5:55 local time another methane explosion happened in the same mine section injuring 52 miners.All miners evacuated http://www.korrespondent.net/main/218982 Korrespondent December 1, 2007 December 1, 2007 ru After this, at 21:20 local time on December 2, another explosion occurred,Another explosion on Zasyadko mine http://www.korrespondent.net/main/219080 Korrespondent December 1, 2007 December 1, 2007 ru killing at least five workers and injuring 30 more.The number of killed workers at the Zasyadko mine increased to 5 http://www.korrespondent.net/main/219086 Korrespondent December 2, 2007 December 2, 2007 ru See also 2008 Ukraine coal mine collapse, a gas explosion in June 2008 References Category:2007 explosions Category:2007 mining disasters Category:November 2007 in Ukraine Category:Gas explosions in Ukraine Category:Coal mining disasters in Ukraine Category:History of Donetsk Category:2007 disasters in Ukraine Category:21st century in Donetsk Oblast