ENVIRONMENT

Shuttle car brake problem sparks underground fire

A SHUTTLE car was carrying dry coal from a continuous miner to dump into a swilly at a New South Wales underground coal mine before a fire erupted on the vehicle.

The shuttle car had completed about nine trips over two to three hours before the fire outbreak..

The shuttle car had completed about nine trips over two to three hours before the fire outbreak..

The shuttle car had completed about nine trips over two to three hours when a fire occurred near a brake unit. The flame was extinguished with a fire extinguisher and then further dowsed with water....

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