NEW : Underground fire has been subdued , but conditions remain challenging , company says . Eight other miners rescued earlier are unharmed . Rescue operations continue at Doornkop mine , west of Johannesburg . Comment:
NEW : Underground fire has been subdued , but conditions remain challenging , company says . Eight other miners rescued earlier are unharmed . Rescue operations continue at Doornkop mine , west of Johannesburg . The fire is reported to have broken out more than a mile underground .