The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead. But ...
Michele Norris and Robert Siegel read from listeners' letters and e-mails. The letters comment on our interview with a lobbyist about his trade, and our coverage of the Sago coal mine disaster. We ...
On this day 99 years ago -- May 27, 1925 -- the largest industrial disaster in the history of North Carolina happened near the county line between Chatham and Lee counties, a coal mine explosion that ...
The Knox Mine Disaster claimed the lives of 12 miners. Rail cars were dropped into the whirlpool created by the Knox Mine Disaster in an effort to plug the hole. Workers search for survivors of the ...
Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and politicians. A tragedy in a coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam ...
Five years ago yesterday morning, miners near Montcoal, West Virginia, clambered into low, truck-like vehicles called “mantrips” for a nearly hour-long ride to their positions at Upper Big Branch, a ...
—1942: China’s northeast is the site of the world’s deadliest coal mine disaster when an accident kills 1,549 miners in Japanese-occupied Manchuria during World War II. —1906: A dust explosion in a ...
Chile’s state-owned copper company halted operations at its El Teniente mine after an earthquake. By Francesca Regalado and Jonathan Wolfe The miners were trapped underground at a gold and copper mine ...
PLYMOUTH – As most people get ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day, a local man feels another observance should be noted today. Stephen Kondrad, 55, who grew up in Plymouth, moved out of the ...
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