
Sago Mine disaster - Wikipedia
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon. The blast and …
Sago Mine Disaster 20 Years Later: Mining tragedy’s effects still ...
6 hours ago · SAGO, W.Va. — Twelve West Virginians miners lost their lives 20 years ago today in one of the worst coal mining disasters in the state’s history. On Jan. 2, 2006, an explosion …
CONCLUSION On January 2, 2006, an explosion occurred at approximately 6:26 a.m. in the mined-out area known as 2 North Mains and 2nd Left Mains of the Sago Mine.
Safety grants created post-Sago Mine disaster in Trump peril
1 day ago · At the 20th anniversary of the Jan. 2, 2006 Sago Mine explosion in Upshur County that left 12 miners dead, a competitive safety grant program aimed at better identifying and …
13 coal miners are trapped in Sago Mine disaster; 12 die
Sep 6, 2019 · An explosion rocks the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia on January 2, 2006. 13 coal miners were trapped, and all but one eventually died.
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Mine Disaster
At approximately 6:30 am on January 2, 2006, an explosion occurred at the Sago mine in Upshur County, West Virginia. Fifty-two hours later, the bodies of 12 miners had been recovered from …
12 men killed in Sago mine disaster remembered 19 years later
On January 2nd of 2006, the world’s attention was on the community of Sago. A mine explosion at around 6:30 that morning trapped 13 miners two miles below ground, and they were trapped for...
Remembering the Sago Mine Disaster – Stories of Appalachia
On January 2, 2006, a quiet morning turned into tragedy at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia. A powerful explosion trapped 13 miners underground for nearly two days. Of those 13, only …
e-WV - Sago Mine Disaster
An explosion at the Sago mine in Upshur County killed 12 men on January 2, 2006. The initial methane blast at 6:30 a.m. killed one worker. Twelve men sought refuge from the carbon …
Sago Mine Disaster’s Aftershocks Still Reverberate, 20 Years Later
11 hours ago · SAGO, W.Va. — 20 years ago today, 12 West Virginians lost their lives in one of the worst coal mining disasters in the state’s history. On Jan. 2, 2006, an explosion and …