Company blames lightning for deadly Sago mine blast

Two and a half months after an explosion trapped and killed 12 men inside the Sago Mine in Tallmansville, Virginia, their colleagues headed back underground today and restarted the coal mining operation once again.

Company blames lightning for deadly Sago mine blast

Two and a half months after an explosion trapped and killed 12 men inside the Sago Mine in Tallmansville, Virginia, their colleagues headed back underground today and restarted the coal mining operation once again.

The explosion had caught the first crews returning to work after the New Year’s holiday on January 2. When searchers reached the miners two days later, only one man was still alive.

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