All accounted for following fire at Shoal Creek mine

US-based Peabody provided an update regarding a fire at the Shoal Creek underground coal mine near Birmingham, Alabama.

Before the fire, the mine was in a ramp-up phase. Photo: Peabody

No injuries were reported following the fire that broke out Wednesday (March 29) and forced the evacuation of the coal mine.

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