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At least 17 workers trapped in New York salt mine
JASON SILVERSTEIN, MEG WAGNER
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Today, 7:43 AM ET
A crane from Auburn was brought to assist in the rescue at Cargill Salt Mine in Lansing, N.Y., where 13 miners remain trapped.
Rescue crews have freed four of the 17 miners trapped overnight at least 800 feet underground in a New York state salt mine, officials said.
"The first 4 miners, of 17 trapped in a shaft at Cargill Salt Mine , have been brought to the surface!" the Ithaca Fire Department wrote on Facebook around 7 a.m. Thursday.
"They are being checked by EMS at this time."
An elevator inside Lansing’s Cargill Salt Mine stopped working after 11 p.m. Wednesday, leaving the team of workers stranded, Tompkins County Emergency Management officials told the Daily News.
None of the miners were injured, but seven hours into the rescue operation, the workers were still stuck between 800 and 900 feet below ground.
Emergency crews have given the trapped workers heat packs and blankets, officials said. A crane has been sent to the scene to help.
Lansing, a town of about 11,000 people, is 10 miles north of Ithaca.
Cargill has managed the mine since 1970, when it purchased the site’s mining rights from Cayuga Rock Salt.
According to the company’s website, the mine celebrated five years with no lost time accidents in March, marking one of the best records in the mining industry.
Representatives for Cargill could not immediately be reached for comment.
This is a developing story.
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SassyEuro2
on Thu 01/07/16 05:03 AM
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