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2006 Sago Mine disaster - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article about the January 2, 2006 coal mine explosion and unsuccessful rescue effort.
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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Sago Mine Information
Federal enforcement agency responsible for the health and safety of the nation's miners. Describes citations, orders and fines of Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc. and includes photograph of rescue robot.
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CNN.com - 'Sound of Moans' Led Rescuers to Surviving Miner
Tells how rescuers found the sole survivor of an explosion that trapped 13 miners in the Sago Mine. Includes several videos, including one where a vice-president of of International Coal Group explains how the miscommunication about the number of survivors may have occurred.
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CNN: Reports Show Sago Mine Had Past Troubles
Federal reports show the number of safety violations at the Sago Mine rose rapidly over the past two years, and in 2005 inspectors called 96 of them "serious and substantial."
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WVNS-TV: Mine Survivor Still Clings To Life
Doctors report seeing slight improvements in McCloy's condition.
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WVNS-TV: 'Clinging to Every Hope'
Early report of the Sago Mine explosion. Tells how 13 miners, one of whom is the fire boss, were trapped inside the mine.
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Reuters: W.Va. miner's last note: "I just went to sleep"
Tells about Martin Toler who wrote the note, one of several left by the doomed miners, and McCloy, who may have suffered brain damage.
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USA Today - Report: West Virginia Miners Found Alive
Family members say 12 miners trapped after an explosion in West Virginia are alive. A mine foreman called relatives at the Sago Baptist Church, saying the miners had been found. Offers possible ways the miners could have survived, and tells of similar accidents and disasters.
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West Virginia Metro News: More Light on Sago Safety Record
Reports on what Ellen Smith,editor of Mine Safety and Health News, had to say about the safety of the Sago Mine.
www.wvmetronews.com
Fifteen Minutes: West Virginia mine explosion, my time there
Personal observations about the effect of the mining accident on the families and local communities. Written by reporter Justin McLachlan.
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Gather | Sago, WV Trapped Miners, First-Person Report
Account by person related to one of the miners.
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NPR : A Bitter Saga: The Sago Mine Disaster
The miners and townspeople recall a grim week in a West Virginia coal town: an explosion, prayers amid worst fears, false hopes, a cruel twist and then a final realization that 12 workers are dead.
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Wheeling Jesuit University - The Sago Mine Disaster Report
Report to the Governor of West Virginia explaining circumstances behind the disaster.
www.wju.edu