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Broomhead, was on fire. The pit, which was opened only
fourteen or fifteen months ago, is situated near Boorshall,
about three miles to the north-east of Dunfermline.
The alarm was immediately given, and a number of per-
sons soon assembled to render assistance. The fire
originated at the bottom of the pit. It is supposed that
the furnace had become overheated, and the pit being
quite dry, the bottom stoop caught fire, and then the
woodwork. The ropes hanging down and the cages having
also caught fire, the flames soon reached the top frames
and scaffolding. A large number of men endeavoured to
subdue the fire and keep it from spreading by throwing on
water, but for a long time this did not prove very effectual.
At the pithead an enormous " bing" of coal was accumu-
lated, anti as the loading bank led into it, the coal soon be-
came ignited. Mt'anwhile information was sent to D umferm-
line. The fire engine was limn ed lately turned out, and Captain
Westwood amt other nimbus of the fire brigade proceeded
to the pit, at u1..c.1 they arrived at six o'clock. The fire
was by that time lather increasing than abating, notwith-
,tanding the great efforts that were being put forth.
Large numb( r, of people flecked up from Dunfermline, and
Letween s:x o'clock and nine o'clock there were 'nearly
two thousand spectators. The engine was soon put to
work ; but 0 er.i was a great scarcity d water at the place.
Six or seven water carts were employed to bring water
from the Lochfitty Burn, a short distance from the fire.
Though many of the burning planks had been taken from
among the coal, the fire was still spreading, encouraged by
a slight breeze, which blew in the direction of the "bing,"
An attempt was then made to cut a gap between the
" Ling " and the burning mass, but it was several hours
before that was accomplished. Great volumes of smoke
were coming up the mouth of the pit, and fears were enter-
tained that the fire at the bottom was very serious.
Some time in the evening a few men went down the new
Elgin Pit, not far distant from the burning pit, and
with which there is communication ; but they could not
proceed in consequence of the bad air. Late:in the
evening the men at the pit-head succeeded in cutting
off communication between the burning material and
the accumulated coal, but this was not before a serious
amount of damage had been done. Shortly before twelve
the fire at the top was checked, but the rubbish smouldered.
away for several hours on the following morning. There
was then no danger, however, as it was separated from
the main heap of coal, and could not spread further. The
burning still went on below ground, and when water was
poured down the shaft the smoke came up in thicker
volumes. Early in the morning, Mr. Robert Muir, the
manager, and between twenty and thirty men went down
the Elgin Pit, and proceeded to the place where the coal
was burning. By strenuous efforts the party succeeded
about four o'clock in extinguishing the fire, at least so far
as they could observe. The damage to the workings is
extensive, and, unfortunately for the miners employed, it
will be some time before the pit can be put into working
condition.

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