The reports said that an explosion had occurred in the West Virginia mine owned by a subsidiary of Massey Energy, and left at least six dead. The newspaper quoted an employee in the state of West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, told Reuters as saying that the explosion occurred in the upper branch of a large mine caused several “casualties, but we do not know how long from now.”
Massey confirmed the explosion at a mine Montcoal, adding that 21 people were declared missing. However, spokesman Roger Hendriksen Massey disclose the exact number of people who were inside the mine when the explosion occurred. The United States Mine Safety and Health Administration rescue efforts were underway.
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