Miners trapped in Australia gold mine blast

A fire in an Australian gold mine has left 54 miners trapped underground today.

Barrick Gold spokeswoman Selena Watt told Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio there were no injuries and the mine’s rescue team should have all the miners back to the surface by tonight.

“We expect that with the progress that we’re making today, that we’ll hopefully have everybody to the surface by the end of the day,” she told the ABC.

The miners are trapped in the Kanowna Belle mine near the mining town of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia state.

The fire broke out in a truck engine this morning and was quickly extinguished, ABC reported. A mine official was not immediately available for comment.