Reports: Miners trapped in Mullan, Idaho; 6 hospitalized
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KTVB and other local media in Idaho are reporting tonight on a mine collapse involving an unknown number of miners.
A few details:
Shoshone County Dispatch says a call came in Wednesday night about buried miners at Lucky Friday Mine.
Dispatch also says that they do not know how many miners are trapped or what level it happened on.
Captain Holly Lindsey with Shoshone County Dispatch says that Northwest MedStar medics and an underground mine rescue team are on scene.
The mine is in Mullan, Idaho which is 50 miles east of Couer d’Alene.
Update: Six hospitalized, others feared to be still trapped inside. Unknown number.
Update: According to KHQ News, all miners have been account for by the Sheriff’s Department. Good news.
Keep the workers and their families in your thoughts and prayers tonight.
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