(UFPR - 2018 - 1 FASE)More than 100 South African
(UFPR - 2018 - 1ª FASE)
More than 100 South African gold miners treated for smoke inhalation
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Hundreds of South African gold mine workers were rescued and over 100 treated for smoke inhalation after an underground fire, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday.
Safety is a huge issue in South Africa’s dangerous deep-level mines and a focus for investors. A spate of deaths at SibanyeStillwater’s gold operations, including a seismic event that killed seven miners in early May, has highlighted the risks.
In the latest incident, more than 600 miners were initially trapped after a fire broke out at a mine east of Johannesburg operated by unlisted Gold One, NUM said.
This comes almost two weeks after five miners died in an underground fire at a South African copper mine operated by unlisted Palabora Mining Company in Limpopo.
Company officials could not immediately be reached for comment. “As the NUM, we vehemently condemn this kind of incident as it is becoming a trend”, the union said in a statement.
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According to the information reported by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), hundreds of South African mine workers:
died after they were entombed by fire while working in a gold mine
had to fight an underground fire before they were sent to nearby burn centers.
were able to leave a mine after an underground fire started but a lot of them suffered from breathing in smoke.
underwent serious health problems and as a consequence were incapable of continuing working inside gold mines.
got lost after a fire began violently at a gold mine in Johannesburg.
