Disaster at defunct Colorado gold mine leaves more than 10 people trapped 1,000 feet underground

Over ten people are trapped 1,000 feet inside a gold mine after an equipment malfunction in Colorado. 

According to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, eleven people have already been rescued from inside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, east of Cripple Creek. 

The Colorado Springs Fire Department are also on the scene having been called to the area just after 1pm.