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Impala Platinum searches for four missing employees

A mine worker is seen underground  at a mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, March 5, 2013.  REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
A mine worker is seen underground at a mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, March 5, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
The platinum producer said the fire was reported during the evening shift on Friday at its Rustenburg 14 shaft.
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South Africa's Impala Platinum said on Saturday it had begun a search operation for four employees who went missing following an underground fire.

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The platinum producer said the fire was reported during the evening shift on Friday at its Rustenburg 14 shaft. All other workers were evacuated, Impala said in a statement.

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