Two Missing Men Found Dead After Fire in Mine
Lawrence Messina and Nancy Zuckerbrod
Associated Press
Washington Post
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Mellville, West Virginia (US):
Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of two coal miners who disappeared after a conveyor belt caught fire deep inside a coal mine.The bodies of Don I. Bragg, 33, and Ellery Hatfield, 47, were found in an area of the mine where rescue teams had been battling the fire for more than 40 hours.
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Investigators Re-Enter Sago Mine
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Mourners leave Bright Star Freewill Baptist Church after learning that Don I. Bragg, 33, and Ellery Hatfield, 47, had died. Nine miners and 10 crewmen escaped the fire that broke out Thursday in Alma Mine No. 1 in Melville, W.Va.
"We have found the two miners we were looking for," said Doug Conaway, director of the state Office of Miners' Health, Training and Safety. "Unfortunately, we don't have a positive outcome."
Jan 22, 2006
Lawrence Messina and Nancy Zuckerbrod
Associated Press
Washington Post
____________
Mellville, West Virginia (US):
Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of two coal miners who disappeared after a conveyor belt caught fire deep inside a coal mine.The bodies of Don I. Bragg, 33, and Ellery Hatfield, 47, were found in an area of the mine where rescue teams had been battling the fire for more than 40 hours.
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See Also:
Investigators Re-Enter Sago Mine
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Mourners leave Bright Star Freewill Baptist Church after learning that Don I. Bragg, 33, and Ellery Hatfield, 47, had died. Nine miners and 10 crewmen escaped the fire that broke out Thursday in Alma Mine No. 1 in Melville, W.Va.
"We have found the two miners we were looking for," said Doug Conaway, director of the state Office of Miners' Health, Training and Safety. "Unfortunately, we don't have a positive outcome."
Jan 22, 2006
