Fifteen people rescued from lift at US salt mine

Fifteen miners have been rescued after being trapped in a lift shaft at a salt mine in the US.

Cargill Inc, the company which operates the mine in the town of Lansing in central New York state, said two other miners remained stuck in the lift.

The rescuse operation is ongoing and the spokesman said the miners are not in danger. The mine in lansing is the deepest in the Western Hemisphere.

The spokesman said the miners got stuck on Wednesday night while descending to the floor of the 2,300-foot-deep mine to start their shift.

He said emergency officials are able to communicate with the miners via radio and emergency workers have been able to get supplies to them.

The mine is operated by Minneapolis-based Cargill and produces road salt which is shipped throughout the northeast United States.

Reuters