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"An underground inferno is pumping out clouds of black smoke as Anglo American
works to extinguish a fire at its Grosvenor Coal Mine in Central Queensland.
Emergency services are closely monitoring the wind direction and have issued a
warning to people to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed.
The mine is on the outskirts of the township of Moranbah, which has a
population of about 9,500.
Queensland Mines Rescue Team members worked through the night pumping nitrogen
into the mine in an effort to starve the fire of oxygen.
The truck-mounted GAG unit, which has a modified jet engine, is being used to
inject nitrogen into the mine while other workers attempt to seal the shafts.
Anglo American has confirmed the fire broke out at its mine around 6am on
Saturday when methane gas ignited on the longwall coalface.
All workers at the mine, about 190km south-west of Mackay, were safely
evacuated.
It is the same mine where five workers suffered extensive burns after a methane
explosion in May 2020."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
