AN IGNITION OCCURED ON THE 003 SECTION WHILE RETREAT MINING. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING THE NO.42 LIFT (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN) AND HOLED THROUGH INTO A PREVIOUSLY MINED LIFT WHEN THE IGNITION OCCURED. EE'S IN THE AREA STATED THAT THEY SAW A FLASH IN THE AREA OF THE MINER HEAD. THE ROOF CONSISTED OF MASSIVE SANDSTONE, & BITS STRIKING THE ROOF MAY HAVE CREATED A SPARK.