At least 32 dead, 14 missing after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan
AT least 32 people have died and 14 remain missing after a mine fire in Kazakhstan, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said. Operator ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal, said 206 of 252 people at the Kostenko mine had been evacuated after what appeared to be a methane blast. It said 18 people had sought medical attention. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who expressed condolences to the victims' families and declared a national day of mourning on October 29, ordered his cabinet to stop investment cooperation with ArcelorMittal Temirtau. The company said it had suspended operation of coal…