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Minecruiser tyre catches fire underground

A PJB minecruiser driver at a Queensland underground coal mine has found out the hard way the truth in the old saw, where there is smoke, there is fire.

A groove in the sidewall allowed excessive tyre flex allowing hotspots to develop.

A groove in the sidewall allowed excessive tyre flex allowing hotspots to develop.

The drive saw smoke coming from a tyre and attempted to cool it with water. Flames appeared from the tyre three times and were extinguished with a dry powder extinguisher while cooling with water continued....

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