On this day, April 5, 2010, twenty-nine coal miners were killed in an explosion in the Upper Big Branch coal mine.
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Fri Apr 5, 2019:
Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, on April 5, 2010
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Thinking this morning about the West Virginians who lost husbands and fathers, brothers and sons, friends and coworkers at the Upper Big Branch Mine on April 5, 2010.
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Memorial to miners killed in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster...
Here's a memorial slideshow to the 29 miners, ages 20 to 61, who died in the April 5, 2010,
Best report to read to understand what happened, why it happened, and why it could easily happen again is this one from Davitt McAteer's investigation team:
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McAteer GIIP Report on Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
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Blankenship Trial Closing Arguments - Transcript 11/17/15
Wed Apr 5, 2023:
On this day, April 5, 2010, twenty-nine coal miners were killed in an explosion in a coal mine.