Tank's Poetry
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united states mine rescue association
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Tank's Poetry |
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Mine Explosion Kill Six Bluefield Daily Telegraph, West Virginia May 21, 1948 Dispatcher J. M. Smith of the No. 2 mine attributed the blast to a sudden displacement of weight caused by a too-heavy excavation of coal. He said no explosion of gas was involved. The blast occurred in corridor 19-L, which Smith said was between 3½ and 4 miles underground in the mine. The six who were killed, he said, were named:
The four who were hurt, Smith stated, were named:
The foreman on the section, he said, was Joe Rasnick, whom Smith believed was the father of one of the miners who was killed. All of the miners were "buried alive," he said. The mine is located in Russell County in southwest Virginia. |
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