Fire claims four lives at Implats’ Shaft 14

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has initiated an investigation after an underground fire at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Shaft 14, in Rustenburg, resulted in the death of four mineworkers over the weekend. Implats on Friday initiated search and rescue operations after four employees were found to be missing following an evacuation of the shaft after a fire broke out in the main underground decline during the evening shift.