Tank's Poetry
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united states mine rescue association
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Tank's Poetry |
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Mine rescue squads were rushed to Nanticoke from mines in this vicinity. Later reports stated that nine miners were trapped by a terrific explosion of gas a few minutes after they reported for work. Two bodies have been removed and rescue squads are trying desperately to reach the other seven, all of whom were believed to be dead. Cave-ins and deadly blackdamp prevented the rescuers from reaching the entombed miners. The bodies recovered were those of:
Fifteen miners were employed in the section of the mine wrecked by the explosion. The others were on their way in and would have been entombed also had the explosion occurred five minutes later. |
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