Faulty maps blamed for '02 mine flood

Wednesday, August 13, 2003

NEW STANTON, Pa. -- A federal agency on Tuesday blamed inaccurate maps for the inundation of the Quecreek Mine last summer that trapped nine miners for three days before their dramatic rescue.

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