NZ 炭鉱爆発事故: 続報 8: 消火活動開始
坑道を封鎖して消火ガスの注入行うことが決定された模様。4度目の爆発によりエアダクトから激しく炎が噴き出す様子が公開されており、ご遺体の収容・身元確認作業は大変辛いものとなりそう。犠牲となられた29名のご冥福を祈るとともに、ご家族・鉱山仲間の方々にお悔やみ申し上げます;
◆Mine inferno
Tue, 30 November 2010, Greymouth Star
The Pike River Mine has turned into a “blast furnace” with temperatures possibly reaching a constant 1000degC, after a fourth explosion deep inside the deadly pit. (中略)
Police briefed families last night about the process under way known as disaster victim identification (DVI). DVI is a worldwide standard of positively identifying victims in a multiple casualty event. Primary methods of identification include fingerprints, dental records and DNA. (以下略)
◆Dramatic footage of Pike River mine blast / The Press
Last updated 11:47 01/12/2010, Stuff.co.nz
◆Mine boss: Families realise bodies may not be retrieved / The Press
Last updated 19:41 30/11/2010, Stuff.co.nz
◆MEDIA RELEASE / Tasman District Police, 1 December 2010 10.25am
※ Pike River 社 News 頁 にて紹介のもの。