13 Miners trapped in WV coal mine

[puddles]

Please pray for 13 miners that became trapped in a mine explosion earlier today in north central West Virginia. If you would like more info on this, just go to cnn.com.

I can't help but feel sad for the families. The situation is bleak at best. Seems this explosion has caused a problem with methane gas. The miners have safety equipment but its uncertain how long they would be able to hold out in a methane situation. Apparently they are trapped approximately 1 mile down into this underground mine.

Thank you!

[Naomi]

I can't even imagine how bad it would feel to be trapped underground.

Yes, I will pray for them

Naomi

[Jeannieb43]

Laura, do you live near where this accident happened?

I'm praying for the safety of those trapped miners. (I remember that some Pennsylvania miners were brought out safely, after a similar accident several years ago....)

[Dr. Shane]

TEXT: Explosion Traps 13 W. Va. Miners

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The explosion is the state's worst mining accident since February 2003, when three contract workers were killed by a methane explosion while drilling an air shaft at a Consol Energy Mine near Cameron. The state ended 2005 with three mining fatalities, the lowest since 2000.

In September 2001, 13 coal miners were killed in a series of explosions at a mine in Broached, Ala. Ten miners had rushed in to rescue co-workers injured by an explosion, only to be killed themselves by a second blast. That was the nation's worst mining accident since Dec. 19, 1984, when fire killed 27 coal miners near Orangeville, Utah.

In July 2002, nine miners were rescued after being trapped for 77 hours in a mine near Somerset, Pa.

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[Clio]

Oh my... Yes indeed. Prayers ascending even now.

Clio