The blast occurred Monday afternoon (local time) this mine in the Upper Big Branch facility owned unit performance.we Cole, a subsidiary of Massey Energy, in the region and Aitesfil to the south of Charleston, West Virginia.
The parent company announced yesterday that killed seven people and the loss of 19 before dawn today to find the bodies of five others.
The rescue team said that 21 miners were wounded, were seen more than 20 ambulances and three helicopters heading to the scene.
Did not know the cause of the blast so far but it is likely that greenhouse gas methane.
He was Gov. Joe Manchen surprised at the explosion in the spring, as usual for the majority of the explosions in the winter due to change in the level of air pressure outside the mine.
He also said that Massey, ranked among the top five companies operating in the area of coal mines in the country, informed him that they recently added a room to save contain first aid materials and explosive oxygen and increased safety measures.
