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Record 1 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
CONT

There were twelve heroes, men who went down into the mines six times and saved lives which otherwise would have been lost. On the seventh trip, due to a miscommunication of cage signals, these heroes perished in the fire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
OBS

[...] le machiniste d'extraction a la responsabilité de transporter quotidiennement plusieurs centaines de passagers, au gré des signaux sonores et lumineux qui rythment les mouvements de la cage.

Spanish

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