Work resumes at Sask. potash mine after fire traps 87 workers underground
It was back to business at PotashCorp’s Rocanville mine Thursday morning after a fire disrupted operations overnight.
Randy Burton, a spokesperson for PotashCorp, said a fire was discovered at a truck parked underground in the Scissors Creek shaft parking lot around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Emergency rescue teams responded to the call.
“It generated a lot of smoke so everyone – 87 workers – took refuge in underground refuge stations,” Burton said.