Australian coal mine battles three-day blaze

SYDNEY - A major Australian coal mine battled on Wednesday to extinguish an underground gas fire that has been burning for three days following a 'combustion event.'

The blaze erupted on Saturday when gas ignited at Anglo American's Grosvenor Mine in the eastern state of Queensland, forcing the evacuation of all workers and a halt to production.

'The fire is still going and we are still working to safely se