Three miners are trapped underground in a mine in northern B.C., says B.C. Premier David Eby.
Eby said July 23 that an unspecified accident overnight had left three miners stuck in the Red Chris mine in Dease Lake, B.C.
“There are three miners that are currently trapped underground. They are, to the best of our knowledge, uninjured and in a refuge area,” Eby told reporters at a meeting of Canada’s premiers in Huntsville, Ont.
“The company is working with our world-leading mining rescue teams,” Eby said, adding that rescue teams “will be working overtime to bring these workers home safely to their families.”…