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Methane Monitors Recovered In Mine Blast Probe

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This methane monitor is the make and model of the monitors recovered from a longwall mining machine in the Upper Big Branch coal mine, according to Ronald Wooten of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training. Investigators are analyzing the devices to determine whether they were tampered with and perhaps contributed to the deadly April 5 explosion. (www.csecorporation.com)
This methane monitor is the make and model of the monitors recovered from a longwall mining machine in the Upper Big Branch coal mine, according to Ronald Wooten of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training. Investigators are analyzing the devices to determine whether they were tampered with and perhaps contributed to the deadly April 5 explosion. (www.csecorporation.com)

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