A fire that broke out at the Donkin&nbsp;coal mine in Cape Breton on Sunday evening has been extinguished and no injuries have been reported.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality&nbsp;District 8 Coun.&nbsp;James Edwards said the fire involved the mine's conveyor belt system, but no cause has been determined yet.

"The mine is just following the procedures to assess damage and take it from there," said Edwards&nbsp;on Sunday. "But the big news is there's no injuries&nbsp;—&nbsp;everyone's safe."

The province's&nbsp;Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration tweeted that no workers were underground at the time of the incident and a stop work order has been issued as a precaution.&nbsp;

Smoke is seen billowing from the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton April 30, 2023.

The Donkin mine has suffered more than 30 roof falls since it opened in 2017 and was hit with an underground fire earlier this year.

Donkin mine fire

Provincial inspectors were en route to the mine on Monday morning to assess the damage.

Coal trucks could still be seen coming and going from the mine on Monday.

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Aidan Brunn and Jennifer Laughlin

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A young man wearing a baseball cap is pictured with his arms around a large dog. Both are smiling at each other.

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Liam Dee

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Coal trucks continued to take product from the Donkin coal mine on Monday despite a fire in the mine last night.

Fire shuts down Cape Breton coal mine, no injuries reported

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