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Underground fire at mcintyre porcupine mines limited
On Feb 8 1965 major fire broke out 6500 ft below surface and 5200 ft from main shaft at Schumacher, Ontario, mine; path of fire extended vertically through 1190 ft and horizontally through 7155 ft of workings: fire was brought under control on Feb 15: inside fire zone, which was sealed off, hi-expansion foam, water, and hydraulic backfill were employed to extinguish all traces of fire and suppress generation of carbon monoxide; by Mar 6 carbon monoxide had been reduced to nil reading, and fire area was opened and big cleanup commenced.
Underground fire at mcintyre porcupine mines limited
On Feb 8 1965 major fire broke out 6500 ft below surface and 5200 ft from main shaft at Schumacher, Ontario, mine; path of fire extended vertically through 1190 ft and horizontally through 7155 ft of workings: fire was brought under control on Feb 15: inside fire zone, which was sealed off, hi-expansion foam, water, and hydraulic backfill were employed to extinguish all traces of fire and suppress generation of carbon monoxide; by Mar 6 carbon monoxide had been reduced to nil reading, and fire area was opened and big cleanup commenced.
Underground fire at mcintyre porcupine mines limited
Can Min J
McCrodan, P.B. (author)
1965
10 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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