Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Worst Since 1984

A vehicle leaves an entrance to the Performance Coal Co. mines 
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A vehicle leaves an entrance to the Performance Coal Co. mines on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Montcoal, W. Va. An explosion in a mine run by Massey Energy Co. subsidiary Performance Coal Co. killed at least 25 workers Monday.
A sign of support on Route 3 that runs near the Upper Big Branch 
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A sign of support on Route 3 that runs near the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, is shown April 6, 2010. An explosion ripped through the coal mine owned by Massey Energy, killing at least 25 miners in the deadliest U.S. mining disaster since 1984. West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin said four miners remained missing deep underground and that 11 of the dead had been identified.

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