State-owned mining company LKAB finds it difficult to carry out effective rescue operations in the event of mine fires. Therefore, it has been examined whether it is possible to make an exception to the Swedish rules.
The decision was appealed to the Administrative Court, but they make the same assessment. SVT has spoken to LK AB, which declines to comment. The Swedish Work Environment Authority made the following assessment: "Very good reasons are required for exceptions, such as that it is impossible to comply with a rule"