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- - wssreaN <br />- ~ - FUti1S-lJG1H <br />INC. <br />A Subridiarv <br />of <br />- Wesrent FueG <br />Actvciarion, lnc <br />Mr. Dan Mathews <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />2148 &oadway, TICS <br />Grand Junction, CO 81503 <br />RE: UN <br />Dear Mr. Mathews: <br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />999 <br />RECEIVED <br />February 5, 1996 <br /> <br />~IOnOQy~pbF~~ <br />FIRE AT DESERADO MINE. PERMIT NO. C-81-018 <br />AS you are aware, there is a fire underground at the Deserado Mine which started at about 2:30 PM <br />on January 31, 1996. The fire started while a crew was working on the longwall panline near the <br />tailgate of LW-9 panel when a spark jumped and ignited an undetected pocket of methane. The crew <br />immediately attempted to put out the fire using extinguishers and water. This did not work and fire <br />quickly spread across the top of the longwall roof support. The mine was then evacuated. <br />Fortunately, all underground workers were able to walk out of the mine without any injury. The fire <br />fighting task was immediately put in place. Mr. Larry Routten at DMG was informed of the fire in the <br />afternoon of January 31. <br />One of the fire fighting measure taken was to drill two holes, at separate locations, from the surface <br />to the affected area and inject carbon dioxide. The drilling task started in the afternoon of February <br />2. We continue to drill at this time and expect to finish R within a day or two. A minor revision <br />application will be submitted to DMG once I have all pertinent information on hand. <br />We sincerely hope to contain the fire in the near Tuture. In the meantime, if you have any questions, <br />please call. <br />~~Sincerely~, 1- <br />Murari P. Shrestha, P.E. <br />Assistant Manager of Engineering <br />MS:Igp <br />cc: Raja Upadhyay, WFA <br />Jeff Dubbert, WFU <br />Larry Routten, DMG <br />Suite #305 <br />405 Urban Street <br />lakea~ood, Colorado 80?28 <br />Telephone 303/988-9626 <br />Telecopier 303/986-8147 <br />