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18 South Africans miners missing after underground fire

February 22, 2015 by Kelly Davies Leave a Comment

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African mining company says 18 miners are missing after a fire broke out underground.

The Harmony Gold Mining Company said in a statement on Sunday that 486 miners were trapped when a fire started 2,300 meters (about 7,545 feet) below the surface.

Harmony Gold spokeswoman Charmane Russell said all but 18 miners had been accounted for shortly before 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) at the Kusasalethu mine, near the town of Carletonville in Gauteng province.

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Harmony Gold said 389 miners had already been brought safely to the surface. The company said the fire has been contained as the rescue mission continues.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: South Africa

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