W.Va. Blames Lightning for Mine Blast
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CHARLESTON, W.Va., Dec. 7 -- State investigators have concluded that the Sago Mine explosion that killed 12 miners in January was caused by a lightning bolt that ignited methane gas underground, a union official said.
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The coal mine where five miners were killed in an explosion last spring in eastern Kentucky has been sealed and the mine abandoned, federal regulators said.
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An explosion ripped through a coal mine in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday, killing one miner and leaving two others missing, according to the Ministry for Emergency Situations.
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Two men were killed in an accident Sunday at a copper and gold mine near Ely. Ruth Volunteer Fire Department Chief Martin Sorenson says the victims were repairing a huge shovel at the Robinson Mine when some safety measures failed and they were killed.
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An underground explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners early Saturday, while a sixth miner walked away from the blast that sprayed an office building with rock and mud 100 yards outside the tunnel&#039;s entrance, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said.
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A mine explosion left more than 160 miners trapped underground Sunday.
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RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - A gas explosion killed at least one miner and trapped 23 others underground in a deep coal mine in southern Poland on Tuesday, police said.
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A gas explosion killed at  least one miner and trapped 23 others underground in a deep  coal mine in southern Poland on Tuesday, police said.
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Thirteen miners have been killed in an explosion in a coal mine in Siberia, according to Russian officials. The Emergencies Ministry said 90 miners working in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kuzbass coalfield had now been rescued, including 23 injured.
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At least 13 people were killed and up to 23 injured in an explosion in a Siberian mine. The blast, which was caused by methane, happened as a repair team was fixing a section of the mine near Russia&#39;s border with Mongolia.
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The death toll from a coal mine explosion in central China last week has risen to 122, with 26 people still missing. The accident happened at the Daping mine in Xinmi, central Henan province, on Wednesday, when 446 miners were working underground.
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China&#39;s deadliest coal mine explosion in years was caused when the miners dug too deep and poor ventilation allowed gas to build up to dangerous levels, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
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A gas explosion may be the country's worst coal-mine accident in recent years.
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An explosion ripped through a mine in a coal-rich region of Siberia on Wednesday, killing at least 22 workers and three missing in the latest accident in an industry plagued by dilapidated shafts, aging equipment and safety violations.
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A County Antrim man says he is lucky to be alive  after his house is devastated by a lightning strike.
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By Shawntaye Hopkins, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 27--VERSAILLES -- A Versailles man watched the home he helped build crumble yesterday after lightning struck the garage and ignited a fire in the rear of the two-story brick house.   The house on Kidds Mill Road off Ky.
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explosion, which could be the worst disaster to hit the world&#39;s most dangerous mining industry in four years. the mine, which it said was known for a high concentration of gas.