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9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse

Aug 16, 07 9:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least nine rescuers at the Utah mine where six miners were trapped last week are injured after seismic activity may have caused another cave-in, CNN reports. Six or more ambulances and two helicopters rushed to the Crandall Canyon mine tonight to transport the wounded rescuers to the hospital. More »

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New Images Offer Hope at Mine

After sounds, emergency camera detects space of fresh air

Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hours after rescuers in Utah detected noise from the collapsed mine, images from a videocamera lowered into the disaster site offered a glimmer of hope, the AP reports. Although the camera did not pick up the miners, it did film a ventilation curtain used to ensure workers have access to... More »

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Bridge Collapse Kills 22 in China

Bridge was under construction

Aug 14, 07 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bridge under construction in Hunan Province collapsed yesterday, killing 22 people and leaving 44 missing. Workers were removing scaffolding from the 880-foot-long span when it crumbled into the Tuo River. Located in the ancient city of Fenghuang and designed as a tourist attraction, the bridge had four decorative stone... More »

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Mine Collapse Survivor Didn't Hear the Cave-In

Found out via text message

Aug 13, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the four miners who escaped the Crandall Canyon collapse that trapped six men told the AP he didn't hear or feel the cave-in as it was occurring. Tim Curtis, who was near the mine's entrance at the time, heard of the collapse via text message on an personal... More »

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Officials to Drill Third Hole at Utah Mine

Poorly lit video spies equipment but no sign of missing miners

Aug 12, 07 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mine officials will drill a third hole to locate six Utah miners trapped for close to a week, the AP reports. A video camera with poor lighting was lowered into a hole yesterday and found mining equipment, but no sign of the miners. Still, rescuers said they were treating the... More »

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Safety Worries Hounded Miners: Source

Floors in area around collapse site sparked concerns

Aug 11, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The area of the Utah mine where six men are stranded was a source of worries about safety before Monday's collapse, but miners didn’t speak up for fear of losing their jobs, a source tells CNN. “I’ve never heard of that,” the mining company president said.... More »

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Second Drill Penetrates Utah Mine

After failed attempt, equipment reaches chamber believed to hold trapped men

Aug 11, 07 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second drill has reached the chamber where rescuers believe six Utah miners are trapped, opening up the possibility that a video camera will reveal whether the men are alive. The new hole, wider than the first, punched through at 3am today, the AP reports, and images are expected later.... More »

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Baby's Body Found at Bridge

Aug 10, 07 5:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The body of a 2-year-old girl is among those recovered from the wreckage of the I35W bridge in Minneapolis; the toddler's mother has not yet been found, CNN reports. Remains located by divers in the Mississippi today bring the total number of casualties in the Aug. 1 collapse to at... More »

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No Sign of Trapped Miners

Air tests reveal plenty of oxygen in pierced chamber

Aug 10, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A microphone lowered into a Utah coal mine cavity through a 2.5-inch hole has so far picked up no signs of life from six miners believed to be trapped there. Mine Company CEO Bob Murray cautioned against interpreting the development as bad news. He said the "good news"... More »

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Two Bodies Pulled From Bridge Debris

Confirmed death toll climbs to 7; at least 6 more remain missing

Aug 9, 07 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities recovered two more bodies from the wreckage of the I-35W bridge today, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, bringing the official death toll to seven. One of the bodies has already been identified, and police anticipated retrieving a third as work continued for a seventh full day in and around... More »

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Feds Spot Bridge Support Flaw

Same metal plates are used by hundreds of other bridges

Aug 9, 07 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal experts investigating the Minneapolis bridge disaster have identified a structural flaw that may have led to the collapse, reports the New York Times. Investigators suspect that steel gusset plates used to connect the girders weren't strong enough to support the bridge right from the start. Federal authorities immediately warned... More »

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Which Came First: Quake
or Collapse?

It's geologists vs. mine owner on cause of  Utah disaster

Aug 8, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cave-in method of coal extraction called “retreat mining,” recently okayed by regulators for Crandall Canyon, was more likely to have caused the Utah mine disaster than an earthquake, seismographers tell the Los Angeles Times. And they say the massive tremor was consistent with the type  “induced... More »

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'Tectonic Activity' Curbs Mine Rescue

Work suspended until this afternoon; CEO promises news on workers in 3 days

Aug 8, 07 5:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of a collapsed Utah mine claimed that ongoing “seismic and tectonic activity”  curbed yesterday’s attempts at rescuing 6 miners who remain trapped 1,500 feet underground. He told CNN that the rescue dig won't resume until this afternoon and that the miners won't be reached... More »

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Rescuers Need 3 More Days

Won't know if six are alive until then

Aug 7, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - It will be at least three more days before the six coal miners trapped underground in Utah can be reached—and even then rescuers will have only a 2-inch hole to communicate with the miners, if any survived, and give them food or air. Rescue crews are only 310 feet... More »

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Utah Mine Collapses, Trapping 6

Rescue operation under way after report of seismic event

Aug 6, 07 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six people are feared trapped in a coal mine in Huntington Canyon, Utah, after a possible earthquake caused a cave-in today at 2:48am. The miners were working 4 miles from the entrance when the mine collapsed an hour later; rescue teams are now within 2,500 feet of their... More »

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Bush Inspects Bridge Collapse

President makes a visit to inspect collapsed bridge

Aug 4, 07 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush got an aerial view of the collapsed highway bridge in Minneapolis today, as his Marine One helicapter circled the site several times to allow the commander in chief to  inspect the wreckage. He listened to briefings on plans for recovery, and met with victims' families. More »

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Bridge Collapse Still a Mystery

Investigators examine site, computer models in quest to explain structural failure

Aug 3, 07 8:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - State and private experts are investigating the wreckage of the I-35W bridge in search of a structural explanation for Wednesday's collapse, and sophisticated computer modeling is testing stress points. Time looks at bridges, seemingly indestructible structures that carry enormous volumes of traffic and can succumb to anything from corrosion to... More »

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Bridge Rated 'Structurally Deficient' in 2005

Hunt still on for missing

Aug 3, 07 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal engineers rated the Minneapolis bridge that plunged into the Mississippi as "structurally deficient" as far back as 1990 and as recently as 2005, citing significant corrosion in its bearings. But state officials opted for patchwork repairs and more inspections rather than a complete overhaul. "We thought we... More »

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Minneapolis • Minnesota • Mississippi River • bridge collapse • bridge • collapse • Tim Pawlenty • engineers

30 Missing in Bridge Collapse

Divers bid to
recover bodies

Aug 2, 07 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As many as 30 people are still missing after yesterday’s fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis, as divers search underwater for bodies trapped in cars, the AP reports. The divers are taking down license plate numbers of submerged vehicles to help identify the missing. Meanwhile, the official death toll dropped... More »

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Toll Hits 7 in Bridge Collapse

'My car pointed straight down and we fell'

Aug 2, 07 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll in the catastrophic bridge collapse over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis has hit 7, with other victims fighting for their lives, CNN reports. One bystander says cars were "completely crushed" after suddenly plunging into the river during rush hour Wednesday evening when the 40-year-old bridge gave... More »

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