Around 5 pm, Mr Prezioso, Mr Weddell, Mr Roach and Mr Shanahan met at the Emergency Command Centre to discuss the northern batters fire and the risks that fire posed to key infrastructure in and around that area.38 As the fire spread, it further damaged power supplies, which led to a loss of power throughout the mine sometime between 5 pm and 6 pm.39 The mine has two separate SP AusNet 66kV power lines that run together across the northern batters. There are four power substations in the mine and two of these substations MWN (Morwell North) and – MWW (Morwell West) lost power due – to the damage caused by the fire. The loss of power affected the Emergency Command Centre and pumphouse 53 for the fire service network, thereby affecting the water flow to the sprinklers within the mine.
Around 5 pm, Mr Prezioso, Mr Weddell, Mr Roach and Mr Shanahan met at the Emergency Command Centre to discuss the northern batters fire and the risks that fire posed to key infrastructure in and around that area.38 As the fire spread, it further damaged power supplies, which led to a loss of power throughout the mine sometime between 5 pm and 6 pm.39 The mine has two separate SP AusNet 66kV power lines that run together across the northern batters. There are four power substations in the mine and two of these substations – MWN (Morwell North) and MWW (Morwell West) – lost power due to the damage caused by the fire. The loss of power affected the Emergency Command Centre and pumphouse 53 for the fire service network, thereby affecting the water flow to the sprinklers within the mine.