Potash miners, some of whom spent more than 24 hours underground, have surfaced and are safe after a fire broke out in a water truck deep underground on Wednesday which forced 96 workers to make their way to refuge stations throughout the mine in the Canadian western province of Saskatchewan.
Ron St. Pierre, president of United Steel Workers local for the mine, told CBC News that workers can remain in the safe areas for long periods of time.
“They’re sealed in,” he said. “They’d be able to stay there … a long time.”
“[I’m] just relieved to be back up, to get home see your family,” said Mike Belyk, one of the workers who returned to the surface Thursday afternoon. “Other than that it wasn’t too, too bad.”
More information:
CBC News – Allan potash mine: All trapped workers returned to surface, some ‘grouchy and hungry’ – here
Toronto Sun – Saskatchewan miners rescued after fire – here
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