fran
Former Member
So devastating.
Condolences to the families.
Sincerely,
fran
:rose:
Condolences to the families.
Sincerely,
fran
:rose:
Right now, it looks like the incoming storms yesterday changed the pressure significantly which caused the buildup of methane. You can't see or smell it. I wonder if methane levels can increase so fast that there isn't time to escape even with warning?
Yes, mining is terribly dangerous work and it must take a brave person to do that job! So are many other jobs, like farming. I read that in 2002, 780 farmers died and over 150,000 were disabled. But if you look at the numbers per capita, mining is still more dangerous.
My heart goes out to all the families affected by this disaster and I'm praying that the 4 still inside got to the chamber and can still be rescued! It is a very sad day here in WV.
29 dead and 4 still missing. What a terrible way to die. I hope the last four have found a safe haven, if there is one. I heard the men in one family were killed. The company has a bad record, and has settled lawsuits out of court and also received several fines. When you have families counting on you for safety how dare you think of money first.
25 dead and 4 still missing. What a terrible way to die. I hope the last four have found a safe haven, if there is one. I heard the men in one family were killed. The company has a bad record, and has settled lawsuits out of court and also received several fines. When you have families counting on you for safety how dare you think of money first.
From what I've been told by someone who is a mine rescuer, death is very quick and painless in a disaster like this. The methane puts you to sleep very quickly before the mine explodes. I hope he's correct.
Something troubling me the last day or two is why aren't the coal mines with high concentrations of methane or bad air not ventilated in the first place.
Why wait for a disaster to occur? IMO - this mine should have been ventilated long ago for methane concentrations. If it only takes 12-16 hours to drill a hole into deep chambers because they need to ventilate, why wasn't it done before the mine was ever allowed to operate. Why wait for a disaster to occur, I'm thinking this accident was preventable. IMO
Pel
From what I've been told by someone who is a mine rescuer, death is very quick and painless in a disaster like this. The methane puts you to sleep very quickly before the mine explodes. I hope he's correct.
I'm worried about the four, did they make it to the safe place if they did, I heard they only have 4 days worth of oxygen. A slow and stressful death. They do have food and water in there. I don't understand why they don't have some kind of communication down there? They say there going to send down a camera, to see if they can find them. I feel so sorry for their families.