Death toll makes explosion worst coal-mining disaster in 40 years
(NEWSER) - Dashing hopes that they had survived the massive explosion that killed 25 of their colleagues, four coal miners were found dead early this morning in a mine in Montcoal, W. Va., making Monday's incident the worst coal-mining disaster in over a generation. The head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration said the next steps are recovering the bodies and investigating the blast, the Charleston Gazette reports. "I can assure you that no stone will be left unturned," said Kevin Stricklin. More»
