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Frictional ignition at Qld mine

QUICK thinking coal mine workers used fire hoses to douse a fire on the longwall face of a Queensland underground coal mine caused by frictional ignition.

Lou Caruana
Two coal mine workers responded by using fire hoses to douse and extinguish the flame.

Two coal mine workers responded by using fire hoses to douse and extinguish the flame.

When cutting from the maingate to the tailgate the shearer operator noticed an orange glow from the shearer drum. Upon inspection he noticed a flame at the roof level behind the drum. The Queensland...

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