Saskatchewan Potash Mine Burns While 20 Miners Trapped

PotashCorp Mine in Rocanville Burns, Some Workers Rescued

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

Twenty miners remain trapped at a mine in Rocanville, Saskatchewan owned by PotashCorp. The miners were trapped after a fire broke out around 2:00am this morning. It is suspected that the source of the fire is from an underground cable reel which is largely made up of wood. The company has confirmed that nine workers have been rescued while 20 others remain trapped in a safe refuge station underground.

“All 20 persons remaining underground are accounted for and remain in refuge stations,” Potash Corp. said in a company statement. “Mine rescue teams continue to work to extinguish the fire.”

There is currently four rescue team’s underground working on extinguishing the fire. The Rocanville mine is located approximately 230 kilometres east of Regina.

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