Memoir Writing
The date was November 19 2010,It was just a normal ordinary warm Friday. Everyone woke up,had their breakfast,did the usual thing. Children went to school,Parents went to work. Everyone in the and around the Grey District had a normal day.But then out of nowhere,at 3:45 pm. We all heard a loud BOOM!!!
Then dead silence,but only for a few seconds. Then the sirens start going off. They all head towards the explosion. Nobody found out until later that the explosion was the Pike River Mine. There was a major gas leak and the mine exploded with the workers inside.
Pike River Mine was one of the last coal mines around the South Island. It was business for quite a few people too. It supplied the West Coast and other places around the South Island with coal. But that was until it came to that terrible day on Friday 19 November.
Only a couple of the workers got out and survived. But most of them died in the mine. The explosion affected the whole community. Everyone was shocked about the explosion and didn’t want to believe that it happened.
The mine has been sealed to this day with the workers still trapped inside. The owner of the mine sealed it with concrete. He doesn’t want it to open. There are many families fighting against his decision because they don’t want their family sealed in the mine.
What I learnt from all of this was that working in mines is never safe because anything can happen. Working in mines is a gamble with your life.
Hi Blake,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your writing. I remember hearing about the mine explosion on the news and feeling great sadness for those families and communities it impacted most. I believe you are right that mine work is dangerous. What do you think mining company should be to make mines safer?
Thank you for sharing your wonderful writing.
From Miss Davis (A teacher in Auckland)