Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Mine Blowout in Mingo County Prompts Evacuation of Three Families. No One Injured.
Three families were evacuated from there homes in the Delbarton area Tuesday as water poured out of an abandoned mine .
Authorities told us that a gas drilling company drilled into a seam that was full of water.
Approximately 4,000 gallons of water per minute was running through yards and onto a segment of nearby Route 65.
No one was injured.
The mine has been inactive since the early 1990’s.
Authorities told us that a gas drilling company drilled into a seam that was full of water.
Approximately 4,000 gallons of water per minute was running through yards and onto a segment of nearby Route 65.
No one was injured.
The mine has been inactive since the early 1990’s.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 6:54 PM 
