Saturday, April 10, 2010
FOUR MINERS FOUND DEAD
WEST VIRGINIA...
The long wait, filled with many frustations, has now ended. The four miners have been discovered in the Upper Big Branch mine. Governor Joe Manchin says four missing miners have been found dead. That brings the death toll from Monday's explosion to 29
The four miners had been missing since Monday afternoon after a violent explosion inside the mine near the Raleigh-Boone county line. Crews found the bodies of the four men where they expected to find them. Three together and one along the long wall of the mine. There was a hope that the missing four were able to deploy a refuge chamber and seek shelter until rescue crews could find them. Prior to Friday night, rescue crews had attempted to find the four three times, but those were all stopped. Twice because of high methane readings inside the mine and once because of a fire. The cause of Monday's explosion is still under investigation.
The long wait, filled with many frustations, has now ended. The four miners have been discovered in the Upper Big Branch mine. Governor Joe Manchin says four missing miners have been found dead. That brings the death toll from Monday's explosion to 29
The four miners had been missing since Monday afternoon after a violent explosion inside the mine near the Raleigh-Boone county line. Crews found the bodies of the four men where they expected to find them. Three together and one along the long wall of the mine. There was a hope that the missing four were able to deploy a refuge chamber and seek shelter until rescue crews could find them. Prior to Friday night, rescue crews had attempted to find the four three times, but those were all stopped. Twice because of high methane readings inside the mine and once because of a fire. The cause of Monday's explosion is still under investigation.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:32 AM 
