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Fires still plague Qld coal mines: inspectorate

FIRES on fixed plant and mobile equipment at coal mines has been identified by the Chief Inspector of Mines (Coal) as being one of the Big 9 focus areas.

Lou Caruana
Fires still plague Qld coal mines: inspectorate

Such fires continue to represent a significant proportion of high potential incidents reported to the Queensland Mines Inspectorate. The inspectorate said fire hazards might present an unacceptable risk...

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