45.1-161.201 - Duties in case of fire. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.201. Duties in case of fire.

A. In case of a fire, the next inby permanent stopping into the return aircourse shall be opened, as soon as possible, in order to short circuit theair and permit close access to the fire for extinguishment.

B. When a fire that may endanger persons underground cannot be extinguishedimmediately, the persons shall be withdrawn promptly from the mine.

C. Should a fire occur, the person discovering it and any person in thevicinity of the fire shall make a prompt effort to extinguish it.

(Code 1950, § 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-89; 1974, c. 323;1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28.)