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Rescuers Find Bodies Of Miners In West Virginia Mine
Rescuers found the bodies of two miners, Don Bragg and Ellery Hatfield, in the Alma No. 1 coal mine near Melville, West Virginia, raising total job fatalities to 14 since Jan. Two others escaped as a conveyor belt fire trapped a 12 member crew. Governor Manchin pledged emergency reform and rapid response measures. Massey Energy owner Don Blankenship attended the briefing with state officials. The mine’s blaze persisted despite hours of rescue work and a failed 200 foot shaft contact attempt.
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Melville
W.va
West S Virginia
Doug Conaway
State Office of Miners’ Health Training and Safety
Aracama Coal
Alma
Charleston
Joe Manchin
Conaway
West Virginia
Sago
Manchin
Washington
Jay Rockefeller
Don Blankenship
Aracama
Massey Energy
Massey
Farmington
Don I. Bragg
Ellery Hatfield
Bright Star Freewill Baptist Church
Alma No. 1