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Most of a group of 54 miners trapped underground after a fire at an Australian gold mine have been rescued. A group of 54 miners trapped underground for several hours after a fire at an Australian gold mine have been rescued unharmed.
The last 16 miners were brought out by 1720 local time (0920 GMT), a spokeswoman for the mine-owners said.
Workers took refuge in shelters after smoke filled parts of Kanowna Belle mine, 20km (12 miles) north-east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.Workers took refuge in shelters after smoke filled parts of Kanowna Belle mine, 20km (12 miles) north-east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Mineowners Barrick Gold Corporation said 37 miners had been brought to the surface and the rest would be rescued by the end of the day. The fire began eight hours earlier on a truck working underground.
None of the miners had been harmed in the incident, the company added. It was put out by an on-board extinguisher.
The fire, which began at a caterpillar truck working underground at 0915 local time (0115 GMT), has now been put out. No-one was injured because the mine's safety system was activated as soon as the fire broke out, Barrick Gold Corporation spokeswoman Celina Watt said.
It was extinguished by an onboard suppression system. "Everyone has been brought to the surface, so everyone is out safely and accounted for," she added.
Barrick, a Canadian company, is the world's largest gold producer. "They're hoping to get the truck out tonight and they're looking to have the operations up and running by the morning."
The Kanowna Belle mine is thought to contain 400m grams (more than 14m ounces) of gold. Barrick Gold Corporation, a Canadian company, is the world's largest gold producer.
The Kanowna Belle mine is thought to contain 400 metric tons (more than 14 million ounces) of gold.