Five people injured in Queensland mine explosion
Five people are being treated for “significant burns” after a workplace explosion at a mine in Central Queensland.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman told Yahoo News Australia five people were in a serious condition after a “workplace explosion” in Moranbah, southwest of Mackay, on Wednesday about 3.14pm (local time).
They’ve been transported to Moranbah Hospital for treatment.
RACQ CQ Rescue tweeted it was sending a helicopter to assist.
A spokeswoman for Mines Minister Anthony Lynham told Yahoo News Australia the incident occurred at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine.
In a statement to the ABC, Anglo American said all of the injured worker’s families had been contacted and operations have been stopped with the mine evacuated.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman told reporters the five patients will be flown to Brisbane for further treatment.
Queensland’s Department of Mines and Natural Resources said in a statement it’s sending inspectors to the mine.
“The mine operator has advised the Inspectorate that all mine workers were evacuated and have been accounted for,” the department said.
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