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"23 October 1963 in the mine "V "made refueling P-9 training missiles Basically it was normal, however, it was inadvertently spilled one of the propellant components -... Kerosene Gaseous pollution the mine was approximately 32% oxygen at a rate of no more than 21% at. the next day at 11 am local time calculations began to descend into the mine "V "for the job. They took the elevator to the eighth floor. At around 30 meters at the entrance to the telemetry room we noticed that the bulb is burned out. Shcherbakov lieutenant became vvortyvat new. Sparks in elektropatrone caused flash and started a fire. Shcherbakov, clothing which was strongly impregnated with oxygen, burned to the ground: only heels boots remained on him. Lieutenant and Sergeant Sonnov Gudimov lay on the floor gasping. He died industry representative Ivan in the next room Kulagin.