Coal Mine Explosion

20 Feared Dead In Massive Colombia Mine Blast

AP | FERNANDO VERGARA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SARDINATA, Colombia — An explosion likely caused by a methane gas buildup ripped through an underground coal mine in Colombia during a shift cha...

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16 Dead, Dozens Trapped After Colombia Coal Mine Explosion

AP | LIBARDO CARDONA | Posted 05.25.2011

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AMAGA, Colombia — Relatives held a resigned vigil Thursday outside a coal mine in northwestern Colombia where dozens of miners were trapped and ...

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West Virginia Coal Miners' Bodies Recovered

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA and TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin on Tuesday asked a former top federal mine safety official to independently investigate an explosion that k...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Investigation: Federal Investigators To Look Into Massey Explosion

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA and TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal investigators arrived Monday at the West Virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion last week to begin piecing ...

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Coal Mines, Potato Salad, And Damn Good People

Burns Strider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Burns Strider

The unfolding coal mine disaster in West Virginia has me constantly checking the news for updates on the plight of our fellow Americans who are victims of this latest tragedy.

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Massey Mine Investigation: Investigators Making First Visit To West Virginia Mine

AP | TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The underground search for clues to the nation's worst coal mining disaster in 40 years started Wednesday as two teams began...

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