Mine Safety to Be Probed After Deadly Explosions
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From Times Wire Reports
The nation’s top mine regulator said an investigation into explosions that killed 13 in a deep coal mine will include reviews of safety violations and complaints that the company ignored miners’ concerns.
David Lauriski, head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, said the agency would try to determine what caused the deadly blasts at Jim Walter Resources’ Blue Creek No. 5 mine on Sunday.
The company is flooding the mine with water to extinguish fires.
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