Major rescue operation for four missing people after fire breaks out in disused mine
After a fire in an abandoned mine, four people remain lost after a rescue operation is started.
Emergency services launched a nine-hour search task after being detected around the unused quarry in the Elm Cross Yard in Bradford-on-Avon in Group Wiltshire.
During the Blaze, a short time after four people entered the region at 17.30 at the fire from the fire out of the mines.
Police and firefighters ran to the scene, a crazy search was made to find the group among the fears they might be inside.
Now the civil servants say that the people who are involved are able to escape.
On Thursday, the Chief Inspector of the Force said: ‘Fortunately, the team concluded that the mine was empty and can be separated safely. No injury was reported. ‘
The cause of the fire has not yet been announced and the police continue to look for four people in the region.
The mine, where the fire was kept, was previously used by a drug gang, in 2018 by the Wiltshire police, 1 million pounds of cannabis were found in the quarry.
Emergency services, after 17:30 after the smoke on Wednesday Elm Cross Assist in the unused quarry around the group was detected in the group after a nine -hour search task launched.
Bradford-on-avon, Trowbridge, Melksham, Corsham and Westbury’dan six firefighters participated in the Fire and Frome Road.
Dorset & Wiltshire Firefighters said he was called to Blaze at 19:00.
Bradford-on-avon, Trowbridge, Melksham, Corsham and Westbury from six fire brigade teams joined
As the smoke filling the cave, he was worried about 999 crew if he stayed inside, and they could have life -threatening effects of smoke breathing.
Firefighters’ fire extinguished the fire, but they could not find a group of four, while the Wiltshire police are still trying to follow them.
Mineral Mine Inspector and Police Mine Recovery With the Mineral Respiratory Device User entered the mine
Thermal imaging cameras and gas monitors were also used.
The search ended on Thursday morning just before 4.30.
In addition, the police provided a warning on the dangers of entering underground areas without obtaining appropriate security measures or permission.
Firefighters extinguished the fire, but they could not find a group of four, meanwhile the Wiltshire police are still trying to follow them
The crew concluded that after the nine -hour quest, the group of four managed to escape the fire inside the mine.
Maden Maden Maden Rescue, Mineral Inspector and the police with the six respiratory device user entered the mine. The search ended just before 4.30 on Thursday morning and there was no injury report.
Chief Inspector Huggins, unstable structures, bad weather quality and other hidden dangers can create important risks for life, he said.
Huggins, although this may seem like an interesting place to explore, reality underground places offer a series of dangers, dangers and difficulties offering a potential risk for individual security, ”he said.
He said that a significant amount of source was deployed from fear for the safety of the groups.
“ National, expert mine rescue team participated and made a full search to the underground area full of smoke. ‘
Huggins said, ı If any of the individuals had not yet left the mine at this point, they would not be likely to survive, ”Huggins said.
The tunnels form part of an old limestone stove covering about 10 acres or 40,000 square meters.
Torn the equipment in the Second World War, the quarry became a mushroom farm
In 2018, the police found an estimated £ 1 million marijuana in the field, which was the biggest distance of that time.
