At Least 28 Dead, 18 Missing After ArcelorMittal Mine Fire in Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meets with relatives of miners who died in a fire at the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 28, 2023. Press service of the President of Kazakhstan/Handout via Reuters

ALMATY—At least 28 people have died and 18 remain missing after a mine fire in Kazakhstan, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Saturday.

Operator ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker, said 206 of 252 people at the Kostenko mine had been evacuated after what appeared to be a methane blast.