At least 16 people have died in a mine fire in Kazakhstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker that operates the mine says.
Eighteen people have sought medical help, it said in a statement on Saturday.
Of the 252 people at the Kostenko mine, 205 had been evacuated and 31 had not been located by 10am Saturday (0400 GMT), the company said.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who expressed his condolences to victims’ families, ordered his cabinet to stop investment co-operation with the ArcelorMittal Temirtau.
