Waterflow News

Volunteer firefighter Buck Hamilton, left, catches his breath while fellow firefighter Drew Placencio re-hydrates after being some of the first repsonders on the scene at a structure fire at 3439 U.S. 64 on Friday afternoon.

What if a fire erupted in the San Juan coal mine, trapping miners and setting into motion evacuation and rescue efforts that required diligent focus and teamwork? BHP Billiton employees participated Wednesday in a mock exercise to train for the possibility of a disastrous mining accident at the company's underground mine near Waterflow.

Ronnie Kimbell lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident three decades ago. The 61-year-old Waterflow resident lost his left leg again last week when he scrambled from his burning single-wide trailer, leaving his prosthesis behind.