This paper analyses the causes of the disaster, with a particular. Footage of the third and fourth explosions scoop news. Peter whittall ceo of the pike river mine shows cctv of explosion at mine. A methane explosion occurred in the mine at approximately 3. The pike river mine recovery team break through the seal at pike river mine. These can be viewed and downloaded on the link below. Pike river families never shown video of men in drift. Police say theres no evidence a conveyor belt caused the second pike river mine explosion, but they are still investigating the possibility. Experts have breached the 170metre seal as part of a body recovery operation photograph. The new zealand government has confirmed plans to reenter the shuttered pike river coal mine will go ahead in an effort to recover the remains of 29 men and finally determine what went wrong. Pike family representatives anna osborne and sonya. On the 19th of november 2010 an explosion occurred at the pike river mine near greymouth new zealand. Third explosion at pike river mine a third explosion has struck new zealands pike river coal mine in greymouth where 29 miners. Their bodies have not been recovered, and remain in the mine.
Some 29 men died underground at the pike river coalmine in new zealand after an explosion in 2010. In september 2010, the pike river mine company found itself amidst a very public crisis after a highly irregular explosion rocked the mine and killed 29 workers. The entrance to the pike river coal mine is pictured on may 03, 2019 in greymouth, new zealand. Following the pike river mine disaster in new zealand which claimed the lives of 29 miners. Leaked pike river mine footage could prove there were.
Two miners managed to escape, however the other 29 died as a result of the blast or the toxic atmosphere it created. Underground coal mining has always been a dangerous occupation. The operation to reenter new zealands pike river mine and recover the bodies of 29 miners killed in an explosion there nine years ago has begun, marking a symbolic moment more than two. This part of the report has been divided into sections for your convenience. The first images from inside the new zealands pike river mine, where an explosion killed 29 men nearly nine years ago, have been released. This closedcircuit television footage shows the entrance to the pike river mine at the time of the initial explosion, 3. Reentry to pike river mine in the nz to recover the bodies of 29 miners, who perished in a mine explosion in november 2010, is likely to occur before christmas some family members say. Pdf the pike river coal mine disaster, a coal mine explosion which killed 29 men, deeply affected all new. Eight and a half years after the pike river explosion claimed the lives of 29 men in one of the countrys worst ever workplace disasters, three men finally reentered the mine s drift today. At the time of the explosion 31 miners and contractors were present in the mine. The remains of the 29 miners killed in the 2010 blast and its aftermath are still inside. The coroner at an inquest into new zealands pike river mine disaster says the 29 miners died within minutes of the first explosion. Twentynine men were trapped and killed underground at the pike river coal mine following an explosion on november 19, 2010. Carol rose, the mother of one of the pike river 29 and took notes of all the meetings in the months following the disaster, says families were never shown footage of men in the drift.
Daniel rockhouse and russell smith survived by pure luck. Photo supplied group member anna osborne, who lost her husband in the mine explosion. The shots were taken as a threeperson reentry crew. Rebecca macfie, listener journalist and author of tragedy at pike river mine how and why 29 men died is interviewed by rod oram lessons from the pike river disaster rebecca macfie on vimeo. The pike river mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 november 2010 in the pike river mine, 46 kilometres 29 mi northeast of greymouth, in the west coast region of new zealands south island. In addition to the risk of asphyxiation and the danger of falling coal. Pike river families never shown video of men in drift, mother says. If you are unable to open the files you can download and install acrobat reader for free from the adobe website. An interactive 3d model is offering a new experience to put you, the viewer, inside the mine and travel deep underground. Media advisory video and still footage of the third and fourth explosions at pike river coal mine. Whittall was chief executive of the mine when it was hit by a series of explosions, starting on november 19, which killed the men. The pike river mine prm, an underground coal mine in new zealand nz, exploded in 2010. Pike river how could this happen in this day and age.
Cctv footage of pike river mine explosion this closedcircuit television footage shows the entrance to the pike river mine at the time of the initial explosion, 3. In a followup to our recent story on the reentry and recovery of 29 miners who perished in the pike river mine disaster, video footage from inside pike river mine borehole 44 appears to show no signs of fire underground the video released publicly last year and filmed in 2011 shows an intact pallet, rubber hoses, a toolbox and a pair of glasses on the floor of the mine. It was filmed before the second explosion in 2010 when. Flames are reaching through the ventilation shaft, which has two bends halfway up, a total distance longer than a rugby field. Pike river coal ceo peter whittall addresses the media after alerting families of the blast within the mine. Explosion at pike river otago daily times online news. Carol rose, the mother of one of the pike river 29 and took notes of all the meetings in the months following the disaster, says families were. There are a number of bodies, were talking probably four, five, six at the moment, were still going through footage, but at the request of the families at this stage were not going to. Up to six intact bodies can be seen in new video footage from inside pike river mine, the wife of a man who died in the 2010 explosion has revealed. Commissions report volume 2 pike river mine disaster.
Police has released more than hours of video it holds which was taken by the 4th robot to enter the drift of the pike river mine on or about 15 march 2011, all footage here. Eight truckloads of equipment components of the nitrogen generating systems were delivered last week in preparation for the theentry. It has been 10 days since an explosion trapped 29 men underground at pike river, and the situation has deteriorated to the point where a coal fire has ignited inside the mine, hindering recovery efforts. Russell smith was one of only two men to survive the pike river mine explosion. Pdf how the safety culture of pike river coal limited contributed. Rescuers were waiting for conditions to improve to go in when. Video footage inside pike river mine australasian mine. A drama based on the true story of the 2010 pike river mine explosion, revealing the staggering corporate arrogance and greed that led to the collapse as well. The pike river mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 november 2010 in the pike river mine, 46 kilometres 29 mi northeast of greymouth. What happened at pike river pike river mine disaster. On 19 november 2010, 31 miners were working in new zealands pike river mine when an explosion was caused by the ignition of built up methane gas.
Cctv footage of pike river mine explosion nzhistory, new. On the afternoon of 19 november 2010, an explosion ripped through the remote pike river mine on the west coast of the south island, killing 29 men. The families of the 29 pike river miners are in disbelief regarding the handling and mismanagement of critical evidence by the new zealand police and the former new zealand department of labour now worksafe nz after the former head of the inquiry described the chain of evidence handling as diabolical. Lessons from the pike river disaster rebecca macfie on vimeo. Video from inside pike river shows a robot that appears to emit smoke or steam when it overheats, but theres no fire or even a flame. Whittall wont be scapegoated over pike river disaster. Eight and a half years after the pike river explosion claimed the lives of 29 men in one of the countrys worst ever workplace disasters, three.
Twentynine men lost their lives, and their bodies have not been recovered. The pike families memorial, in memory of the 29 miners killed in the pike river coal mine disaster. This is the surveillance video as supplied by the nz police and pike river mining of the of the first explosion as it was caught on their security camera at the entrance to the mine. The blast injured two men, but trapped 29 at least 1. Footage of an intact body inside pike river mine exists. The longawaited reentry into new zealands pike river mine to retrieve the bodies of 29 miners killed in an explosion nine years ago has been suspended for safety reasons, less than 24 hours. Rnz newshub has released footage that shows two men and a robot apparently inside the drift of the pike river mine three months after the final explosion.
The mother of one of the 29 men killed in the pike river mine says the mine s former ceo peter whittall misled families following the explosion, and needs to be held accountable. The families of those who died in the pike river mine disaster say they have taken one massive step forward by entering the mine s portal. Colin smith, chairman on the pike river families group committee and the pike river 29 legacy trust, talks about the pike river disaster and asks how could this happen in this day and age. Leaked pike river mine footage could prove there were survivors after first explosion several bodies intact in pike river mine anna osborne pike river survivor.
Former pike river coal boss peter whittall says he is being made a scapegoat after being charged over the deaths of 29 miners in the west coast mine last year. Footage broadcast at the end of april shows a robot inside the pike river mine after the explosion that killed 29 men. Pike river mine disaster evidence handling a disaster in. Video footage of the 4th pike river mine explosion blowing the top of the ventilation. First images emerge from new zealands pike river mine. Pike river bosses peter whittall, doug white and steve ellis were closely involved in the rescue operation, but police had control of the mine. Father of pike river miner alleges police set off second. Newshub has been leaked more footage from inside pike river mine, but this time its not the vision thats significant its the audio. What initially happened how it happened and the response. Pike river mine disaster first explosion video youtube.
Pike river mine police media enquiries during holiday period. Gary knowles was the incident controller, and was on. Pike river mine west coast of nzs south island mines the brunner seam in the pike river coalfield production. Police have kept the video, which was exclusively obtained by.
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