Author Topic: Miners Trapped in Buck Town!! (Read 588 times)

Nefarious · « **on:** January 02, 2006, 10:08:17 PM »

Doesnt look good.

The Rescue effort has been hampered by deadly gasses, venting from the mine, Happened this morning as the first shift back from the holidays entered the mine.

I was living in Pittsburgh when the Quecreek miners were trapped. And even though I was away from home, I felt a deep sorrow for them. Seems like a lot of places around here, have monuments dedicated to miners trapped forever. Now its happened again, Only a short drive away. Hopefully we will not have to see another monument for WV miners.

Looks like its gonna be a long night for 13 families in North Central WV.

rpm · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2006, 11:45:32 PM »

Wow, best wishes for all involved. I tried working underground once, didn't like it at all.

Nefarious · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2006, 01:22:21 PM »

Still no sign of them...But rescuers are now inside the cave searching.

NUKE · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2006, 10:23:42 PM »

This is really sad. They found one body, and a mine cart that the other men apparently left under their own power. Can you imagine what it would be like to be in their position?

I just pray that they will be rescued, but also that they wouldn't suffer too much if they have died.

Just terrible.

NUKE · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2006, 10:52:53 PM »

Holy crap, found ALIVE!

Amazing.

NUKE · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2006, 11:06:56 PM »

To clarify, 12 men have been found alive, one has died. It didn't look good at all, but 12 have been found alive against most odds.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2006, 02:47:37 AM »

they got garbled info... it's 1 for 13, not 12 for 13...

Nefarious · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2006, 06:49:02 AM »

Thats right, 12 Found Dead, when theey found them together behind an improvised barrier where they drilled to look for survivors. I was extremely happy when I went to bed, I woke up to this. How Sad.

deSelys · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2006, 06:54:11 AM »

Very sad. What an awful way to enter a new year for the families.

soda72 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2006, 09:30:43 AM »

I wish to express my deepest sympathy to all those affected.

You would think after all the bad information that was reported during "hurrican katrina" it would cause our media to be a little gun shy about reporting information that is not confirmed...

Nefarious · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2006, 11:54:33 AM »

It looks like the Coal Company knew, the intial rumours about the remaining 12 were untrue but failed to say anything. Unfortunatley the Media hopped on the rumor so quick that the Company had trouble letting everyone know. Hopefully the Survivor will fill us all in as to what actually happened because it seems no one else does.

Trying to avoid an odorless and tasteless gas, fleeing for your life from something you cant smell, see, or taste. Then building and improvised barrier and surviving 40 hours as your friends and family slowly succumbed to the gas.

Of course Hindsight is 20/20, but It seems a direct attempt at trying to save there lives within the first couple hours might have saved 12 instead of just 1. Instead they waited 11 hours just to see if the situation would improve.

Maverick · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:09:02 PM »

Nefarious,

Sad news indeed and my thoughts are with the families of those miners.

FWIW it's real easy to armchair quarterback the resuce timing sitting away from the scene. Keep in mind that one cave in does not preclude a second during a rushed rescue attempt.There may well have been many more dead if they had rushed the rescue.

Sixpence · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:12:16 PM »

I wonder if the cost of safety was hurting stock prices

SMIDSY · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:46:42 PM »

bad news. all but one of the miners have died. the one survivor is in critical condition in a local hospital. he might not make it.

rpm · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2006, 06:10:06 PM »

I've only caught bits and pieces of this story. From what I've heard the company didn't have trouble correcting the media, they knowingly sat on the correct info for several hours. The company president was present at a press conference and knew the men had died, but didn't correct the spokesperson.

This is a double edged sword. Do you wait until family members are individually notified? Or, do you make a public statement and correct the misinformation? Either way you lose.

~~To the miners families and loved ones.~~