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1/29 Canadian miners have it too good, and will be later punished by God
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/29/canada.mine.ap/index.html
"In those refuge stations, they can seal themselves off and there's
oxygen, food and water ... And they can stay in there for at least 36
hours."
\_ They just got rescued I guess God's punishment will have to wait
for a while. http://tinyurl.com/8gnln (cnn.com)
\_ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1567644/posts
\_ The first post on this one's wonderful. I'm sure that guy means
to be sarcastic..
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568143/posts
Freepers look forward to God's punishment of Canadians -op
Freepers not sure whether to say "great news" or deflect
comparisons to U.S. mine safety
\_ Well-designed safety methods: 1/1
Prayer alone: 0/2
\_ No, you've got it wrong. The prayer directly caused the safety
methods to exist. Child, God works through all things, through
all time.
\_ except of course the bad things. -tom
\_ So what is the excuse for not having done similar things
here during all previous administrations? Blinded by
hatred lately? |
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| www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/29/canada.mine.ap/index.html ESTERHAZY, Saskatchewan (AP) -- Fire broke out Sunday in a mine in central Canada, forcing some 70 miners trapped underground to retreat to emergency rooms with oxygen and supplies, a mine official said. Marshall Hamilton, a spokesman for Mosaic Company, the Minnesota-based firm that operates the potash mine, said the fire broke out around 3 am nearly a mile underground in the province of Saskatchewan. The miners reported smoke and headed for safe refuge rooms where they waited for firefighters to put out the blaze and for air quality in the mine to improve. "In those refuge stations, they can seal themselves off and there's oxygen, food and water," Hamilton told CBC Radio. Hamilton said company officials had not been able to establish a radio link with 30 of the miners, but that there was "no reason to doubt they are anything but safe." "We are in regular contact with approximately 40 of them," he told CTV News. "There are 30 of them that are in an area where the communication link, we believe, was destroyed by fire, so we believe they're safe." Teams of rescue workers were going into the mine for a few hours at a time, beginning about 5 am Hamilton said they believe they have found the source of the smoke and were working on extinguishing the fire. He said the mine would be cleared of smoke and toxic gas before workers would be brought out, adding "we'd rather do this safely than quickly." "We'll go get them when we're absolutely confident that the fire is out and the smoke and the toxic gases that are associated with fires have left our operations, and the air is safe for them to breathe," he said. He said that some of the miners' families had gathered at the mine. They have confidence that we're going to safely bring them up," he said. "Nevertheless, they'd like to see them sooner rather than later." Potash is a pinkish-gray mineral used in the production of agricultural fertilizer. |
| tinyurl.com/8gnln -> www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/30/canada.mine.reut/index.html TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) -- All 72 miners who had been trapped underground by a fire in a Western Canadian potash mine were being reunited with their families Monday amid relief no one was injured during the 30-hour ordeal. "All 72 of our miners are safely on surface and are completely healthy," said Mosaic spokesman Marshall Hamilton. "I can assure you we'll be doing a complete investigation in the coming days, and once we know the cause of that, we'll take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again." The fire broke out at 3 am CT Sunday, forcing the miners to seek safety in emergency refuge rooms as firefighters battled the blaze and then cleared smoke from the underground mine. Officials didn't know what caused the blaze but said polyethylene pipe, which removes water from the mine, was burning. "Right now, it wasn't as important for us to determine what caused it as it was for us to put it out and get our workers safely to surface," Hamilton said. The mine scare recalls an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine this month in which 12 miners were killed and one injured. The Canadian mine is the main employer in the small Saskatchewan town of Esterhazy, near the border with Manitoba. It produces potash, a mineral used in the production of fertilizer. Mine officials initially said they had lost radio contact with 30 of the miners, who were working about half a mile beneath the surface. But they later found them safe in a refuge room specially built for emergencies. "In those refuge stations, the workers can seal themselves in and be safe with enough oxygen, food and water to be comfortable for 36 hours at the least," Hamilton said. On a typical weekday shift, there are up to 500 employees working in the mine. |
| www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1567644/posts wjersey ESTERHAZY, Saskatchewan Fire broke out Sunday in a mine in central Canada, a mine official said, forcing some 70 miners trapped underground to retreat to emergency rooms with oxygen and supplies. Marshall Hamilton, a spokesman for Mosaic Company, the Minneapolis- based firm that operates the potash mine, said the fire broke out Sunday morning nearly a mile underground in the province of Saskatchewan. The miners reported smoke and then headed for safe refuge rooms where they waited for firefighters to put out the blaze and for air quality in the mine to improve. "In those refuge stations, they can seal themselves off and there's oxygen, food and water," Hamilton told CBC Radio. Hamilton said company officials had not been able to establish a radio link with 30 of the miners. He said rescue crews were standing by until the fire could be put out. Potash is a pinkish-grey mineral is used in the production of agricultural fertilizer. View Replies To: wjersey Clearly their survival was due to greater Canadian regulation of the mining industry and the fact that the regulators were Liberal Party members who had nothing but the best interest of miners at heart over those of the evil managers of the mine. View Replies To: ConservativeGreek Yep, Those evironmental Canadians ship everything to the US Just like 100% of Toronto's trash and all of Canada's toxic sludge to Wayne County, Michigan. View Replies To: wjersey Saskatchewan miners brought to surface after fire Updated Mon Jan. ca News Staff It's turning out to be a happy ending for 70 miners who spent 24 hours trapped deep underground following a fire in a Saskatchewan potash mine. At least half of the miners have now been brought to the surface, Marshall Hamilton, spokesman for mine owner Mosaic Company, told CTV Newsnet early Monday. The rest of the workers are still in the process of being brought up. Reporting from the scene, CTV's Sarah Galashan said the rescued workers "just felt extreme relief." The miners were trapped when fire broke out in polyethylene piping nearly a kilometre underground at about 3 am Sunday. When toxic smoke began to fill the tunnels, the miners retreated to so-called safe rooms -- spacious chambers that can be sealed off and are equipped with supplies of oxygen, food and water. "In those refuge stations, the workers can seal themselves in with enough oxygen and food and water to be comfortable for the next 36 hours at least," Hamilton told CTV Newsnet Sunday. Officials had not been able to establish contact with 30 of the workers until Sunday night. They are Dynatec Corporation miners who work as contract employees. Each rescue team is equipped with breathing apparatus that allows them to work underground for up to four hours. Most of the miners had been underground since Saturday night, having started work at 7 pm CST, Hamilton added. He said while this might not be the biggest fire the mine has suffered, it is "the trickiest one that we've encountered in quite a few years. "For most fires that happen in an underground operation, it may be as simple as throwing a couple shovels of potash on it to put it out. This one is proving to be a little more tricky," he said. The Mosaic mine was Saskatchewan's first potash operation when it opened in 1962. View Replies Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. |
| www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568143/posts Ernest_at_the_Beach ESTERHAZY, Saskatchewan (AP) - 0126dvs-canada-mine Rescuers retrieved all 72 central Canadian potash miners who were trapped underground by a fire and survived until Monday by using oxygen, food and water stored in subterranean emergency chambers. They were trapped early Sunday when a fire started in polyethylene piping more than a half-mile underground, filling the tunnels with toxic smoke and prompting the miners to take refuge in the sealed emergency rooms. Another 35 emerged a few hours later, followed by the remaining five. "They protected themselves and that is what they are trained to do." Mosaic spokesman Marshall Hamilton said it was not clear how the fire started. The miners reported smoke and quickly headed for the refuge rooms, which can be as large as 50 feet by 150 feet and have an internal supply of oxygen that lasts up to 36 hours, along with food, water, chairs and beds. Within two hours, rescue teams were mobilized, each going into the mine for a few hours at a time. "It was hot, dusty, but our training came through," said Rob Dyck, a member of the rescue team. "We've been in smoke before, but probably nothing this complicated." A rescue team reached one of the rooms late Sunday, after the mining company was unable to establish a radio link with the 30 miners in that room for 18 hours. They made sure everyone was safe, and then closed them back inside until the air inside the mine could be cleared of toxic gases, Hamilton said. The other 42 miners were separated into two groups in other safe rooms, and were in phone contact with rescuers. "A lot of them said they had a good sleep down there in the refuge station," Dyck said. They had water, they had food, they had all the stuff that they needed." The company said the safe rescue was due to the extensive training of its workers and the support of the rural community. "I'm almost getting choked up thinking about how well this team worked together," Hamilton said. The mine, which was Saskatchewan's first potash operation when it opened in 1962, is located about 125 miles northeast of Regina. Potash is a pinkish-gray mineral used in the production of agricultural fertilizer. Earlier this month, 14 miners died in two separate tragedies at mines in West Virginia. China has the world's deadliest mining industry and reports disasters regularly. The Beijing government has launched a series of safety campaigns in recent years in an attempt to rein in accidents that kill more than 5,000 Chinese coal miners annually, but death tolls are largely unchanged. Earlier this month, China said it was closing 5,290 coal mines as part of a safety crackdown. But miner stories seem to be the new "pitbull attack" or "girl in the well" story. As an airline passenger, I'd much rather see them focus on troubled flights and landings. View Replies To: Ernest_at_the_Beach I think this speaks pretty highly of the emergemcy preparedness of the Canandian mining community. Maybe the US mining interests need to pay attention to what went so right about this incident... View Replies Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. |
| cnn.com -> www.cnn.com/ About 250 prisoners freed from Abu Ghraib The United States today freed about 250 detainees from Abu Ghraib prison, site of alleged abuses that prompted global outrage and led to days of hearings on Capitol Hill. Today marks the first mass prisoner release since the abuse scandal broke several weeks ago. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had visited the prison Thursday. |