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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (68473)	11/21/2010 4:04:35 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) of 218055

Mine rescue... There are plenty of people who would take their chance. If there's no spark, there's no fire. Somebody walking in with breathing apparatus and even a good old Davy safety lamp could do it, carrying a few litres of water, but there is more modern fireproof illumination. With some decent apparel, they could even survive a methane explosion. It's a bit like the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Once it has happened, the danger goes way down so a drilling moratorium was a waste of time and even if there was a second spill, the equipment was all on hand to contain it and once oiled, a pelican is no worse for another dose of oil. Dead once is enough - you can't kill somebody twice. Once the methane has exploded, it has been consumed and both the methane and air need replacement before another explosion is possible. Driving a loader through the explosive mixture was some risk but walking in soft shoes would not provide an ignition source. If my son was in there, I'd have waited not long at all before going to rescue him. Yes, it would be more risky than lying in bed with my eyes shut, but life is sometimes like that. Yes, I know about rescuers following each other to their death and that it's not necessarily a good idea to go to the rescue without precautionary safety. But there's a sensible balance of risks. It looks as though the rescue effort is pathetic. Mqurice

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