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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2002
Page
8
In Bluefield Virginia area occupants escaped a Sunday afternoon fire at a Bailey Switchback Road residence. Firefighters arrived at 3:33 PM and had the blaze under control within 20 minutes. Estimated damage is $30,000 with a lamp or guitar amplifier suspected as the cause.
In Somerset Pa a national mood shifts from dread to jubilation as nine coal miners are rescued from a flooded underground chamber near Flight 93 site. Coroner Wallace Miller and locals recall the narrow margins of survival and the region’s resilience after Sept 11. The community marks the turning moment with a McDonald’s sign change from Pray for the rescue to Welcome back miners Nine alive.
Dennis Hall recalled the scare as water rose while six miners were treated at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. They survived a 60 million gallon flood 300 feet from the Saxman Mine while awaiting a decontamination and decompression, aided by helicopters and a loyal rescue effort.
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