ANTARCTICA - JOURNEY TO THE ICE

Old Carpenters Workshop Ablaze, Mawson Station, Antarctica

Smoking is a health hazard...
Photos this page courtesy C. Heaslip

Less than a week after our arrival at Mawson, a fire broke out in the old Chippies Workshop. As I am on the fireteam, I was one of the lucky souls who got to don firefighting gear and breathing apparatus and go and put the fire out. The fire was out within an hour, and thankfully no one was hurt.

Inside the burntout building, Mawson Station, Antarctica

Fire Team, Mawson Station, Antarctica

Weather Balloon

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