Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed processing plant in Norilsk in Russia on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed processing plant in Norilsk in Russia on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP
Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed processing plant in Norilsk in Russia on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP
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Three dead and three injured in Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel’s accident in Arctic

  • The company said that the accident had taken place following a ‘crude violation’ of safety rules and the head of the plant had been suspended
  • The regional branch of the Investigative Committee said it had launched a criminal investigation

Topic |   Russia
Agence France-Presse
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Updated: 3:12am, 21 Feb, 2021

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Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed processing plant in Norilsk in Russia on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed processing plant in Norilsk in Russia on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP
Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed processing plant in Norilsk in Russia on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP
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