Worst Mine Accident In 26 Years
Twenty-five coal miners have been killed and four are still missing in a blast at a coal mine in the US state of West Virginia.
The accident happened at the Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch mine some 30 miles south of Charleston.
Safety officials said that a number of miners were killed directly by the blast on Monday afternoon while others were killed by breathing in toxic air.
Officials also said that the chances of finding the four missing miners alive were slim, but that rescuers would return to the mine after it had been ventilated.
The accident is the worst at a US coal mine since 1984.
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