Flaming loader

A CRACKED fuel tank seems the likely cause of a flaming loader at a New South Wales underground metalliferous mine.

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The crack in the loader's fuel tank.

The loader was in an extraction drive when its operator noticed flame coming from the muffler box atop the loader.

The operator stopped the machine and used a fire extinguisher to suppress the flame.

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