Ben Hatfield
Ben Hatfield
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon. The blast and collapse trapped 13 miners for nearly two days; only one survived. It was the worst mining disaster in the United States since the Jim Walter Resources Mine Disaster in Alabama on September 23, 2001, and the worst disaster in West Virginia since the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster...
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Everyone was talking about it in the parking lots, in the kitchen and everywhere. People that got the information were sharing it because that was the hot rumor.
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We were trying to get them good information and in the process of being cautious, we allowed the jubilation to go on longer than it should have.
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While we're very disappointed by the information we have received thus far, we remain determined to continue the search so long as there is hope, and hope remains.
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That information spread like wildfire, because it had come from the command center.
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The initial report from the rescue team to the command centre indicated multiple survivors, but that information proved to be a miscommunication.
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The initial report from the rescue teams from the command centre indicated multiple survivors, but that information proved to be a miscommunication.
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The initial report from the rescue teams from the command center indicated multiple survivors, but that information proved to be a miscommunication.
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With each hour that passes the likelihood of a successful outcome diminishes.
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We fully recognize the criticism that the company has received about the manner that the news was communicated to the families.
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You have a group of people who have been on their feet for 30 to 40 hours trying to save lives. They were looking desperately for a good outcome. I don't think anyone knew how much damage was going to be created. I certainly regret that.
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We are very discouraged by the results of this test.
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We don't what went wrong and caused this explosion.
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At that location they encountered a rough barricade structure. With 12 remaining miners that had been missing since the Monday explosion. Initial reports indicated multiple survivors, but that turned out to be a miscommunication.
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We sincerely regret the manner under which events unfolded this morning. The events are a great tragedy.