Fire traps miners at Saskatchewan potash mine
 

A fire has broken out at a Saskatchewan potash mine where 20 workers are underground in a refuge area.

The fire started at 1:56 a.m. CST on Tuesday at PotashCorp's Rocanville mine, according to Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan.

The 20 miners can communicate with the outside and are not in immediate danger, said PotashCorp manager of public affairs Bill Cooper.

No one has been injured, the company said.

A mine rescue team is trying to extinguish the fire. There's no word on when the 20 employees will be brought to the surface.

"Putting a fire out in a mine is much different than putting one out above ground," Cooper said. "You have to consider the safety of your employees underground and your mine teams and you move as quickly as you can in a safe manner."

Originally, there were 29 people underground when the fire broke out, but nine of them were lifted out.

The cause of the fire hasn't been disclosed, but it started when a large wooden spool somehow ignited, Cooper said.






Lets hope everyone gets out safe.

Hope everyone comes out safely and doesn't have to stay down there too long

Crossed fingers.

Ugh... Always something you wanna read about when you start at a mine in Saskatchewan in 2 weeks...
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