Official Details Ky. Mine Rescue Attempt, Gas Levels Were Low at Entrance, Allowing Rescue Team to Enter

Charleston Daily Mail › May 26, 2006

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HARLAN, Ky. - Minutes after a massive explosion rocked an eastern Kentucky coal mine, a ringing phone awakened Ronnie Hampton, supervisor of the Harlan division of the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing.

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Official Details Ky. Mine Rescue Attempt, Gas Levels Were Low at Entrance, Allowing Rescue Team to Enter

Jolted awake by the news of missing miners around 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Hampton immediately called other members of his rescue team, all of whom hurriedly dressed and took off...

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