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Coal Mine Explosion - West Virginia's Eyewitness News

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Dozens Of Miners Trapped In Raleigh County Mine

[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Dozens of miners are believed to be trapped under ground after an exploson at Massey Energy owned Performance Coal Company Upper Big Branch Mine in MontCoal.

Emergency workers tell us some type of disaster occurred at the the mine just before 4:30 p.m. Monday evening.

Details are sketchy at this time, but according to a press release issued by Massey mine rescue teams, State, and Federal Agencies are responding to the scene.

We have crews headed there and will bring you more information as it becomes available.
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Heard a report of 21 still trapped, 6 deceased and 1 transported to the hospital.
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Coal Mine Explosion - West Virginia's Eyewitness News

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Six Miners Killed, 21 Others Missing

[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]West Virginia's state mine director says six coal miners are dead and 21 others missing after an explosion in Raleigh County.

The explosion occured around 4:30pm Monday at Massey Energy's Performance Coal Co. mine 30 miles south of Charleston in Whitesville.

Dozens of county and state emergency personnel are one scene aiding in rescue efforts.

Massey CEO Don Blankenship tells Eyewitness News "We're uncertain as to what happened but we are working diligently on rescue efforts, and we are in contact with all of the appropriate agencies."

Eyewitness News reporter Meredith Wood says Route 3 near the Boone-Raleigh County line is closed so emergency officials can get to the scene.

No word on the cause of the explosion.
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Rescue Effort Suspended at Mine - Death Toll at 25 - NYTimes.com
Rescue Suspended at Mine as Death Toll Reaches 25

MONTCOAL, W.Va. ? The death toll from a blast at a coal mine here rose to 25 on Tuesday, federal safety officials said, making it the worst mining accident in the United States in 25 years.

Four miners were missing, and officials said it was likely they had also been killed in the explosion on Monday.

A recovery operation was called off early Tuesday morning because high levels of methane gas made the mine unsafe for rescuers. Workers were working to bore holes into the mine to try to get more oxygen inside, an effort that was not expected to be completed until Wednesday evening.

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Scary stuff. A bunch of guys I've worked with over the years have either come from the WV mines when they've closed or left to go back when they've re-opened.
 
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My dad can retire right now and get most of his pension but he's still working so that he can get full pension. I pray everyday that I don't get a call from my mom or sister that something bad happened down there. I wish he would just retire. Prayers for the miners that didn't make it out alive and to the guys that are still missing. To the greedy, money grubbing owner: the rest of your life is going to suck - you better have good lawyers.
 
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