17 Miners Trapped in Elevator in Cargill Salt Mine, New York
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Seventeen miners are stuck in an elevator 775 feet underground at a central New York salt mine near Ithaca and emergency crews are working on a rescue.
Emergency management officials say rescue equipment is on the scene and the miners aren’t in danger.
Tompkins County Emergency Management officials say the miners have been trapped since late Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. at the Cargill Salt Mine in Lansing, about 40 miles outside Syracuse.
Authorities tell local media that they’re able to communicate with the miners and have managed to get them blankets, heat packs, and other supplies.
A crane from Auburn has arrived at the scene to help in the rescue.
Source: (January 7, 2016) Associated Press
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