Three workers died on April 24 while repairing an auxiliary dry dock at the Korsakov port on Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin. Two other workers were hospitalized with suspected gas poisoning, local media reports said. The workers were performing welding works when the accident took place. Russia's Investigative Committee said it has launched a probe into the deaths of the three men. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Three Workers Die While Repairing Auxiliary Dry Dock In Russia's Far East
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