ENVIRONMENT

Fire takes hold when worker can't pull pin

A HAUL truck driver at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales was unable to manually activate the vehicle fire suppression system when his truck caught fire, because he could not remove the retaining pin.

 The Regulator's image of the incident

The Regulator's image of the incident

The haul truck was being driven down a ramp when the engine failed, with smoke and flames seen coming out of the engine bay. The driver stopped the truck and tried unsuccessfully to activate the fire...

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