Feb 25 (Reuters) - Canadian gold and silver miner

Fortuna Mining ( FSM ) said on Tuesday that a contracted

employee died at its Séguéla Mine in Côte d'Ivoire in West

Africa in an incident involving an exploding fire extinguisher.

The incident on Monday occurred while an employee of Mapa

Protection Incendie (MPI), a specialized service provider to the

mine contractor Mota Engil, was conducting a planned refilling

of fire extinguishers.

No one else was injured in the incident, and the necessary

government and local authorities have been notified, the company

said, while an investigation has been initiated into the

incident.