Local media reported that two more bodies have been found at the site of a New Zealand coal mine explosion which killed 29 workers Police used new camera images to make the discovery at the Pike River mine, but the area is still too dangerous to enter so they will not be able to recover the remains. Police Detective Superintendent Mr Peter Read said they had located at least two bodies and possibly a third after a camera was sent down a newly dug hole of the mine in the West Coast region of the South Island. Bodies were found at the far end of the mine, where methane levels remain high.He added police would not be releasing the images out of respect to the families and declined to describe the conditions of the bodies.A series of blasts ignited by methane gas ripped through the Pike River Mine on the west coast of the South Island in November 2010, trapping 31 men, though two managed to escape. The blast caused a methane gas fireball which shot 350ft up a ventilation shaft, blackening trees and scorching equipment on the surface. An earlier investigation concluded the Pike River Coal company had exposed miners to unacceptable risks as it strived to meet financial targets. The report found the company ignored 21 warnings that methane gas had accumulated to explosive levels before the disaster.
Local media reported that two more bodies have been found at the site of a New Zealand coal mine explosion which killed 29 workers Police used new camera images to make the discovery at the Pike River mine, but the area is still too dangerous to enter so they will not be able to recover the remains. Police Detective Superintendent Mr Peter Read said they had located at least two bodies and possibly a third after a camera was sent down a newly dug hole of the mine in the West Coast region of the South Island. Bodies were found at the far end of the mine, where methane levels remain high.He added police would not be releasing the images out of respect to the families and declined to describe the conditions of the bodies.A series of blasts ignited by methane gas ripped through the Pike River Mine on the west coast of the South Island in November 2010, trapping 31 men, though two managed to escape. The blast caused a methane gas fireball which shot 350ft up a ventilation shaft, blackening trees and scorching equipment on the surface. An earlier investigation concluded the Pike River Coal company had exposed miners to unacceptable risks as it strived to meet financial targets. The report found the company ignored 21 warnings that methane gas had accumulated to explosive levels before the disaster.
