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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 2010
Page
8
Rescuers drill into the Montcoal mine after a methane gas blast killed 25 workers, the deadliest U S underground disaster in 25 years. Gov. Manchin spoke of cautious hope as crews bore two shafts to vent gas while checking two airtight chambers for survivors.
In the shadow of the Upper Big Branch Mine collapse two brick buildings sit beside the Big Coal River, the Assembly of God Church and Local 6608 meeting hall. Miner Albert Bonds recalls the danger of mining as methane gas sparked the blast that killed 25 and left four missing at Massey Energy’s Montcoal mine. The tragedy echoes Sago’s 2006 deaths and binds the community with faith and kinship.
The Upper Big Branch mine explosion near Julian West Virginia killed at least 25 workers in the worst U S mining disaster since 1984. Massey Energy faces scrutiny after MSHA cited the mine for 600 violations in 18 months including failing to ventilate methane.
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