Date: 2013 Operation: Sasol Middelbult Underground Coal Mine Location: Secunda, South Africa Type of Event: Methane Gas and Coal Dust Explosion Incident Reference: Eyewitness Survivor Account On 2013, a methane gas explosion occurred at the Sasol Middelbult underground coal mine in South Africa during continuous miner operations in Section 37. Fortunately, the continuous miner operating in the affected section was equipped with an ExploSpot Active Explosion Barrier. The syste

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