Rescue Crews Working to Free 17 Trapped Miners at Cargill Salt Mines

UPDATE: All miners were safely rescued by 8:30am.

All 17 #Cargill Miners are now out! All are safe!

— Tompkins DoER (@TompkinsDoER) January 7, 2016

Rescue efforts are underway at Cargill Salt Mines in Lansing, New York after 17 miners became trapped.

Crews on scene @ Cargill Salt Mines Lansing. 17 workers stuck 900' down an elevator shaft. Tech Rescue experts & equipment called to scene

— Tompkins DoER (@TompkinsDoER) January 7, 2016

Cargill spokesman, Mark Klein, tells WHCU "17 workers who were beginning a shift at the facility Wednesday night were on their way into the mine, and became stuck at the 900 foot level off Portland Point Road."

Updates are being given on the Tompkins County Emergency Response Twitter page.

The 3rd basket with another 4 have been brought to the surface, 12 of 17 are now out.

— Tompkins DoER (@TompkinsDoER) January 7, 2016

15 Miners have been rescued. 2 remain.

— Tompkins DoER (@TompkinsDoER) January 7, 2016

Each trip down the shaft to rescue a few miners at a time takes 45 minutes. None of the miners have been injured.

Technical Rescue Experts from the Ithaca Fire Department are assisting the Lansing Fire Department.

Cargill Salt Mine is located north of Ithaca on Portland Point Road.