
May 7 (Reuters) - Four people were injured in a fire at a coal processing plant in far northeastern Russia, Russian officials and the Mechel mining company said early on Wednesday.
Mechel MTLR.MM said in a statement that personnel were evacuated from the coal processing plant located in Neryungri in the Republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, after a methane fire occurred in a finished goods warehouse.
Several Russian Telegram news channels reported an explosion at the plant. Reuters could not independently verify the reports of an explosion.