Utah's Lila Canyon coal mine is burning; no injuries reported
A fire is burning inside Utah's most productive coal mine in the Book Cliffs, prompting an emergency response by federal mine regulators at the Eme...
A fire is burning inside Utah's most productive coal mine in the Book Cliffs, prompting an emergency response by federal mine regulators at the Emery County site.All miners were safely evacuated from the Lila Canyon mine after it caught fire underground Wednesday morning, according to Hollie Brown, spokesperson for the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. No injuries have been reported.Officials with the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) have assumed control of the situation and are directing efforts to extinguish the fire, Brown said.