Kostenko mine disaster
Kostenko mine, 2016 | |
| Date | 28 October 2023 |
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| Location | Kostenko mine, Karaganda, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 49°51′36″N 73°06′54″E / 49.86°N 73.115°E |
| Deaths | 46 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 18 |
On the morning of 28 October 2023, a fire started at the Kostenko mine in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. The fire killed 46 miners. The fire was presumably caused by a methane gas explosion underground. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ordered the termination of all investment with the company ArcelorMittal Temirtau, which owns the mine, and 29 October was declared a national day of mourning in Kazakhstan.