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February 24, 1985 PA · Coal FIRE
Crystal Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THE REMAINS OF A NONINJURY MINE FIRE WERE DISCOVERED BY TRUCK DRIVER, ON THE SURFACE OF CRYSTAL MINING CORP.\S CRYSTAL MINE. INVOLVED IN THE FIRE WAS A PORTION OF THE NO.1 UNDERGROUND BELT CON VEYOR AND A MOBILE BELT CONVEYOR STACKER. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES, HOWEVER, THERE WERE SOME HOT SPOTS ON A COAL STOCK PILE AND A NEARBY SPOIL PILE THAT WERE COOLED BY APPLYING WATER. THE

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