Blast at West Virginia coal mine traps 13 miners underground

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. -- After waiting almost 12 agonizing hours for dangerous gases to clear, rescuers Monday entered a coal mine where an explosion had trapped 13 miners underground.

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