Rocanville, Sask. potash miners trapped underground after earthquake

Image Courtesy of David Stobbe/Reuters
Image Courtesy of David Stobbe/Reuters

By The Canadian Press, September 7, 2016 

Earthquake knocked out power to hoist, workers stayed in refuge station

Dozens of miners were stuck underground in southeast Saskatchewan when a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit early Monday morning.

Earthquakes Canada said it happened around 4:40 a.m. CST, and was centred about 32 kilometres east-southeast of Yorkton.

The Potash Corp. mine near Rocanville, Sask., had to switch to backup power when a power outage occurred.

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