Gas Explosion at Mine Kills 3, Injures 3
From Times Wire Reports
A methane gas explosion in a coal mine air shaft in Cameron killed three workers and injured three others who were rescued from 900 feet below the surface.
Two sheriff’s deputies retrieved the survivors from the Consol Energy Co. mine after emergency workers said they were not trained for the rescue.
The dead miners were identified as David Abel, 47, and Richard Mount, 37, both from Ohio; and Harry Roush III, 23, from Pennsylvania.
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