# FIRE
> MSHA accident `220171990026` · 07/17/2017 · Florida Canyon Mining Inc.
## 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:** —
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rye Patch Gold Corporation
- **Operator:** Florida Canyon Mining Inc.
- **Mine:** [2601947](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2601947)
## Narrative

Fire started in the median on Interstate 80, presumably from a cigarette thrown out of the window from a commuter. The fire crossed eastbound lanes and spread onto the mine site where it burned for approximately one hour before crews extinguished the flames. Employees were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries occurred.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*