# FIRE
> MSHA accident `220123660015` · 12/27/2012 · Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ACCIDENT ONLY
- **Classification:** FIRE
- **Accident type:** Accident type, without injuries
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Westmoreland Coal Company
- **Operator:** Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
- **Mine:** [2400910](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2400910)
## Narrative

Fire was a spon-com event in the end of the coal barn where reject coal collects from the sample system. We had started to clean it out, hot coal was discovered. When more air was able to circulate around the hot coal open flames were detected. At this time a call was made to MSHA to report the condition. There was no damage or impairment resulting from the fire.

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