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united states mine rescue association
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Rescue workers found the fourth body tonight six hours after the blast. The explosion, of undetermined origin occurred at 2 p.m., (EST), shortly after the night shift had begun operations. The dead miners were "rock men" who do the blasting of the hard coal in the shaft. The blast occurred in the No. 6 west level, lowest in the shaft, some 1,200 feet from the surface. The last miner brought to the surface was Peter Staivecki, 26, of nearby Nesquehoning. His wife, Rose, is expecting their first baby. Also killed were:
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Probert said the cause of the explosion was not known but may have been the result of escaping gas or possibly the fall of material in the shaft. He explained the falling material causes a heavy wind that acts with typhoon-like force driving everything before it. Probert said it was originally thought that two miners were missing but the second man did not report for work today. |
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