Commissions report volume 2 pike river mine disaster. 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. 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. 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. A methane explosion occurred in the mine at approximately 3. 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. Police say theres no evidence a conveyor belt caused the second pike river mine explosion, but they are still investigating the possibility. 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. Pdf the pike river coal mine disaster, a coal mine explosion which killed 29 men, deeply affected all new. Russell smith was one of only two men to survive the pike river mine explosion.
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. 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. Lessons from the pike river disaster rebecca macfie on vimeo. Photo supplied group member anna osborne, who lost her husband in the mine explosion. Underground coal mining has always been a dangerous occupation. This part of the report has been divided into sections for your convenience. If you are unable to open the files you can download and install acrobat reader for free from the adobe website. Third explosion at pike river mine a third explosion has struck new zealands pike river coal mine in greymouth where 29 miners. 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 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. Whittall was chief executive of the mine when it was hit by a series of explosions, starting on november 19, which killed the men. Pike river mine west coast of nzs south island mines the brunner seam in the pike river coalfield production.
The first images from inside the new zealands pike river mine, where an explosion killed 29 men nearly nine years ago, have been released. Pike river mine disaster evidence handling a disaster in. Pike river how could this happen in this day and age. These can be viewed and downloaded on the link below. Pike river mine disaster first explosion video youtube.
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. At the time of the explosion 31 miners and contractors were present in the mine. Twentynine men were trapped and killed underground at the pike river coal mine following an explosion on november 19, 2010. Explosion at pike river otago daily times online news. Police have kept the video, which was exclusively obtained by. Flames are reaching through the ventilation shaft, which has two bends halfway up, a total distance longer than a rugby field. 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. Footage broadcast at the end of april shows a robot inside the pike river mine after the explosion that killed 29 men. 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. Father of pike river miner alleges police set off second.
Pdf how the safety culture of pike river coal limited contributed. 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. Video footage of the 4th pike river mine explosion blowing the top of the ventilation. Twentynine men lost their lives, and their bodies have not been recovered. What happened at pike river pike river mine disaster. Following the pike river mine disaster in new zealand which claimed the lives of 29 miners. 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. What initially happened how it happened and the response.
Pike river families never shown video of men in drift. The shots were taken as a threeperson reentry crew. 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. Two miners managed to escape, however the other 29 died as a result of the blast or the toxic atmosphere it created. 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. Footage of the third and fourth explosions scoop news. It was filmed before the second explosion in 2010 when. Gary knowles was the incident controller, and was on.
Pike river families never shown video of men in drift, mother says. In addition to the risk of asphyxiation and the danger of falling coal. Newshub has been leaked more footage from inside pike river mine, but this time its not the vision thats significant its the audio. The pike river mine prm, an underground coal mine in new zealand nz, exploded in 2010. The entrance to the pike river coal mine is pictured on may 03, 2019 in greymouth, new zealand. Experts have breached the 170metre seal as part of a body recovery operation photograph. Peter whittall ceo of the pike river mine shows cctv of explosion at mine.
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. Rescuers were waiting for conditions to improve to go in when. Media advisory video and still footage of the third and fourth explosions at pike river coal mine. On the 19th of november 2010 an explosion occurred at the pike river mine near greymouth new zealand. This closedcircuit television footage shows the entrance to the pike river mine at the time of the initial explosion, 3. 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. 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. 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. The blast injured two men, but trapped 29 at least 1. Pike river mine police media enquiries during holiday period. Pike river bosses peter whittall, doug white and steve ellis were closely involved in the rescue operation, but police had control of the mine. Eight truckloads of equipment components of the nitrogen generating systems were delivered last week in preparation for the theentry. Daniel rockhouse and russell smith survived by pure luck.
The remains of the 29 miners killed in the 2010 blast and its aftermath are still inside. This paper analyses the causes of the disaster, with a particular. 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. Leaked pike river mine footage could prove there were. Some 29 men died underground at the pike river coalmine in new zealand after an explosion in 2010. An interactive 3d model is offering a new experience to put you, the viewer, inside the mine and travel deep underground. Cctv footage of pike river mine explosion nzhistory, new.
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. 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. 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. Footage of an intact body inside pike river mine exists. The coroner at an inquest into new zealands pike river mine disaster says the 29 miners died within minutes of the first explosion.
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. Pike river coal ceo peter whittall addresses the media after alerting families of the blast within the mine. The pike families memorial, in memory of the 29 miners killed in the pike river coal mine disaster. 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. The pike river mine recovery team break through the seal at pike river mine. 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.
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