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According to the South African Association of Miners and Construction (AMCU), the fire broke out at 1:25 am local time (12:25 BST) on Sunday morning at the Palabora Mining Company in Limpopo, North AMCU regrets the death of five workers trapped in a copper mine in flames
"A miner remains trapped after a fire broke out underground in the early hours of the night In the morning, a worker is recovering at the hospital
"AMCU prays for the safe evacuation of the working minor and extends his condolences to relatives of those who have died."
Fire would have started at the number of the conveyor belt 5 soldiers were ordered to evacuate to the nearest shelter room
A first on-site rescue team would have been unable to fire. carry out the rescue, and another team from Burgersfort was called, r stating the launch of the rescue operation. The rescue team managed to locate a worker and two workers who died in the mine
However, high temperatures, which rose between 64 and 67 degrees Celsius, hampered relief operations and delayed their entry. in the refuge room until Sunday evening.
The rescue team managed to access the room around 7 pm Sunday night (6 pm BST) and three other miners were confirmed dead.
The Ministry of Mineral Resources commented on the rescue operation stating, "Five employees have now been confirmed dead in Palabora Mining."
"The search for an employee continues
" An investigation will begin. once the last remaining employee has been found, and the underground fire has been confined and the area declared safe. "
The fire would have been extinguished, but the temperatures are still greater than 50
The protective clothing worn by the rescuers slow down the rescue operation as they only protect the heat for a period of limited time.
Mining safety is a growing concern in South Africa after a number of deaths.In 1965, an earthquake caused the death of seven miners at the Masakhane gold mine, in the Sibanye-Stillwater plant in Driefontein, west of Johannesburg.
More than 900 miners were rescued in February mine for at least 24 hours following a power outage during a storm at Theunissen
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