A fire took place in a North Korean coal mine this June, badly burning at least ten workers and possibly killing others, DPRK state media indicated on Friday.

The fire, which took place in the Soksong coal mine of the Myongchon area coal complex, resulted in the airlifting of at least ten miners to the capital city, the English language Pyongyang Times said.

“As soon as he was informed that the coal miners at the northern coalfield far away from Pyongyang were at the brink of death in June, supreme leader Kim Jong Un took the measure to airlift them