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Euphoria turned to grief early yesterday when it became clear that 12 miners trapped in a coal mine had died. One miner survived, but was in critical condition. Many questions remain about why families were initially told that the men were found alive only to find out hours later that the opposite was true. And there are larger questions about the safety of the Sago Mine and other coal mines across the country. While the answers to those are sought, the nation grieves for the 12 lives lost and hopes for a full recovery for the one survivor.
The miners were trapped 260 feet underground after an explosion Monday morning at the Sago Mine, about 100 miles from Charleston, W. Va. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation. Tests of the air inside the mine showed very high levels of carbon monoxide, a potentially lethal byproduct of combustion.See the full content of this document
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Tragedy in West Virginia
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