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Methane blast kills seven miners at McClure shaft
United Mine Workers President Rich Trumka said methane gas probably caused the McClure No. 1 mine explosion that killed seven miners, including a foreman nearing retirement, and injured three others. Sixty-seven? No. Seven dead, three injured, one uninjured. seven UMW members among the victims.
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