Mine Explosion in West Virginia

West Virginia Coal Miner Left Note Before Fatal Explosion (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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"If anything happens to me, I'll be looking down from heaven at you all. I love you. Take care of my baby. Tell her that daddy loves her, she's beauti...

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West Virginia Mine Operator Escaped Extra Federal Oversight Despite Numerous Violations

New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and IAN URBINA | Posted 05.25.2011

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The operator of the West Virginia mine that exploded on Monday, killing at least 25 people, was warned by federal officials just over two years ago th...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Survivor Search

AP | DENA POTTER and PETER PRENGAMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Grieving relatives began burying victims of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster Friday as crews neared a refuge chamber de...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion UPDATE: Crews Enter Mine, Meet Dangerous Levels Of Gases

AP | VICKI SMITH and LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — A federal safety official said more air testing would be needed before rescue teams could head back into a West Virginia coal ...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion: Still No Response From Any Survivors

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA and GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Two days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, rescue crews were called to the Upper Big Branch coal mine late...

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What Killed the Miners? Profits Over Safety?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

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While we are still waiting for the details on the Performance Coal Co. Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that has taken at least 25 lives, reports are now coming out of the mine's history of safety violations.

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West Virginia Mine EXPLOSION: Massey Energy Mine Had Scores Of Safety Citations

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. -- A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than two decades...

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Fatal U.S. Mine Disasters: A List Of Tragic Deaths In Recent Decades

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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A list of some fatal mine disasters in the United States: _ 2007: Six miners, three rescuers killed in collapses at the Crandall Canyon mine in Emery...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion: At Least 25 Dead After Massey Blast

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday that four missing coal miners might have survived when a mine repeatedly cited for imprope...

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