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Workers evacuated after underground fire at PotashCorp Allan mine

PotashCorp says 114 miners trapped underground at its Allan potash mine have been safely evacuated following a fire. Les Knight / Global News

A fire at the Allan PotashCorp mine southeast of Saskatoon trapped 114 workers underground on Monday.

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A front-end loader caught fire Monday afternoon, spreading smoke through the potash mine.

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The workers  were sent to refuge stations, where there was food and water, while officials waited for the smoke to clear.

A Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp) spokesperson said evacuations began at 9 p.m. CT and all miners were out within three-and-a-half hours.

No injuries were reported.

Normal operations at the mine are expected to resume on Tuesday.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Allan is approximately 60 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon.

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