Fire in Renströms mine in Boliden - 72 people taken to rescue chamber

72 personnel were taken to a rescue chamber at a depth of 1,700 meters. No one was injured, the police wrote on their website.

Employees who are in the rescue chamber are not in direct danger, Boliden's Communications Director Klas Nilsson told TT earlier this morning.

Rescue services and ambulances, including an air ambulance, were called to the scene. According to Klas Nilsson, the fire started in a ventilation duct in the ceiling, but the cause is still unclear.