07 апреля 2014 18:06

House collapses into crater in Kazakh mining town

© Emergency Services of East Kazakhstan Oblast Press Service

A house has collapsed into a newly formed crater in the city of Ridder, Tengrinews reports citing the press service of the Emergency Situations Department of East Kazakhstan Oblast.

The incident occurred on April 3 at 2:30 p.m. in the area of the Ridder-Sokolsky mine on Borovaja street when a 110-meter deep 50mX50m (164ftX164ft) funnel formed in place of a house. Three people managed to escape the collapsing building.

All the necessary security measures were set up around the place where the house used to be. There are about 120 other private houses near the gaping crater. All the residents of the neighboring houses within 500 meters from the accident site were evacuated. 

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