The bodies of 27 workers who died at a mine in Peru are found.

body 27 workers Official sources said on Monday that those who died after a fire that broke out this Saturday in a mine in the Arequipa region in southern Peru were rescued by teams of the Peruvian National Police (PNP).

Arequipa’s state ministry told the Andina official agency that prosecutor Giovanni Mattos, from the provincial prosecutor’s office for corporate criminal cases in the province of Condesuyos, said the rescue of the dead ended at 22:50 this Sunday.

He added that prosecutor Neil Saul Gamero of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Province of Castile was also involved, and that the operations were carried out by a large police contingent that reached the remote mountainous area where the Yanaquihua mine is located. in the province of Arequipa Condesuios.

According to official information, in the next few hours the bodies will be delivered to central morgue from the city of Arequipa, more than a thousand kilometers from Lima, where a legal autopsy will be performed before being handed over to their relatives.

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Condesuyos prosecutor Giovanni Mattos explained that a criminal investigation had been carried out in the area and, among other procedures that are part of the investigation, statements from representatives of the contractor company and the mining company will be taken.

Mattos clarified that the work of recovering the bodies was difficult because the rescuers had to wait until the poisonous gas dissipated in the area.

Radio station RPP reported that the mining company also confirmed that the rescue work had already been completed and that family members were allowed access so they could identify the victims.

The deaths of 27 mining company workers were confirmed on Sunday by the Peruvian government, which expressed “condolences to the relatives and residents of Arequipa.”

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He added that the interior and defense ministries had been working “from the very beginning of this tragedy to rescue and transport the bodies” at the Yanaquihua Esperanza I mine, where a fire broke out early Saturday morning as a result of a short circuit. deposit owner.

“As a government, we will provide everything necessary support to the regional government and the municipality of Condesuyos in these moments of pain,” concluded the executive body.

The owner of the mine reported a fire at the PNP, so ambulances and medical rescue personnel immediately rushed to the mine.

Footage shared by local media and social media shows a large plume of black smoke coming out of one of the mine shafts, while it was reported that workers were at a depth of about 80 meters at the time of the accident.

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Accident in the Ispacas sector of the Yanaquihua district, Condesuyos province, caused by a short circuit that caused a fire inside the tunnel followed by an explosion that endangered the lives of 27 workers at the Yanaquihua mine “La Esperanza I”. pic.twitter.com/PugTDHTYuX

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The mine is owned by Yanaquihua SAC, an official company that brings together small-scale mining producers involved in the extraction of gold and other metals, according to the company’s website.

This information was confirmed by the regional governor of Arequipa, Rogel Sanchez, who expressed “solidarity and condolences” to the relatives of the deceased.

“This is a company that has formalities of the case, in labor activity. If there was some situation that went beyond the legal framework, the investigation will show it,” he said.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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