The fire has been localised, with no reported casualties.
During the night of August 26th to 27th, a fire occurred at the Saranskaya Mine, which has since been extinguished, according to a report by Sarbaz.kz citing the press service of "ArcelorMittal."
"At the Saranskaya Mine, a fire broke out at 01:55, and an accident elimination plan was initiated. With the efforts of the Emergency Response Team, the fire was successfully extinguished," stated the company's official announcement.
All the workers who were in the mine at the time safely evacuated to the surface. There have been no reported injuries, and the causes and circumstances of the incident are currently under investigation.
On August 17th, another fire occurred at the "Kazakhstanskaya" mine in Temirtau, resulting in the tragic loss of five miners' lives.