Pike River exploded in 2010 and from there on solid energy have not let the people in to get people out. It has been in the local newspaper about the everyone who has lost a family member trying to get there Sibling or Child out. They have been to parliament before and are going again soon. Solid energy tried to go has quick as possible when the mine was still going. 29 miners died in the explosion. 2 miners were close to the the exit and and were able to exit safely. On the fourth explosion it started a fire which you could see coming out of the mine. After the first explosion a rescue team came but didn’t risk going in because of the risk of more explosions. Throughout 2011 the families were asking for the bodies of the 29 miners they have been asking for 6 years now and solid energy's answer has always been no but the families will keep fighting until the answer is yes. Some of the people who tested the mine said it hadn’t been done properly and the mine was unsafe. The mine was opened in 2008 and lasted 2 years so it would be whole different story if the mine hadn’t opened in the first place and that means I wouldn’t be writing about this right now.
By Pippa
