Man died from rockfall inside the central gallery of the IMERIS bauxite mines near the village of Variani, on the 51st kilometer of the Lamia-Amphissa road. At the same time, two more people remain trapped.

According to the information available today, we are talking about the 617th adit of the Bauxite mines, where, under unspecified circumstances, a stone came off and fell on a 4×4 car.

The deceased man is a 45-year-old man who was driving a car to look after the slot machine.

At this point, company workers and vehicles are trying to get to this point and remove the dirt that blocked the gallery, while the trapped workers informed them that they were in good health.

Company announcement

Imerys Vauxites said in a statement that it immediately activated the safety and emergency protocol and immediately notified all relevant authorities. According to him, the forces of EMAK and the fire service were working on the spot, all our other employees are safe.

The company has decided to suspend operations until further notice and its focus is on the causes of the accident in full cooperation with the authorities.

“FROMIn connection with the incident that took place today between 11:30 and 00:00 at the Kamara mine in Fokida, which resulted in the tragic death of one of our employees, we would like to inform you that Imerys immediately activated the security protocol andI emergencies and immediately notified all competent authorities. EMAK and the fire department were on site and all of our other employees were safe. The company has decided to suspend its activities until Novemberohmonster, and our focus is on the causes of the accident, in full cooperation with the authorities. Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased and our priority is to give them the best possible support during this very difficult time.With. Further updates will follow as soon as official information is available.”

^{With information from APE-MPE}