Five dead in Kentucky coal mine explosion

[Janice]

Wow, this is too frequent. Are not the mines getting checked regularly by professionals?


HOLMES MILL, Kentucky (AP) -- An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners while one other miner was able to get out alive, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said Saturday.

The blast at the Darby Mine No. 1 in Harlan County occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. EDT while a maintenance shift was on duty, said Amy Louviere, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.

"We don't know the details of the cause," Fletcher said.

The five dead miners were found by rescue workers, the governor said. The rescue teams initially found three dead workers and later found two more, he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/20/mine.e ... index.html

[Stephanie]

One mining disaster is one too many. This is awful!

[Janice]

This may be a stupid question, but could something be going on underground that we are not aware of that is causing all the mine accidents? I mean a very small quake or natural event we have not taken into considertation.

[Stephanie]

More than likely it was probably a build up of gases or something.

[Janice]

Thanks