▁result ▁of ▁sp ont aneous ▁comb ust ion ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁accounts ▁of ▁individual ▁hero ism , ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁M ines , ▁the ▁T & NO , ▁many ▁others , ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁itself ▁put ▁forth ▁a ▁stell ar ▁effort ▁to ▁battle ▁the ▁dis aster ▁and ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁suffering . ▁A ▁relief ▁train ▁was ▁sent ▁up ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁with ▁rescue ▁personnel ▁experienced ▁in ▁coal - mine ▁fires . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁ 3 9 ▁min ers ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁smoke ▁and ▁carbon ▁mon ox ide ▁poison ing . ▁An ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁dis aster ▁recommended ▁that ▁mine ▁rescue ▁stations ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁major ▁min ing ▁cam ps . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁the ▁Por cup ine ▁Camp ▁received ▁the ▁first ▁mine ▁rescue ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁St om pin ' ▁Tom ▁Con n ors , ▁the ▁famous ▁Canadian ▁music ian , ▁composed ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁ball ad ▁about ▁another ▁later ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mc Int y re ▁M ines ▁( in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁with ▁Lord ▁Thom son ' s ▁" CK GB ▁Rec ording " ▁entitled ▁" Fire ▁in ▁the ▁Mine ". ▁ ▁Current ▁O wn ership / Activity ▁The ▁mine ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁in ▁the ▁sevent ies ▁as ▁an ▁open - pit ▁mine . ▁ ▁The ▁mine ▁site ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9