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Coal Mine Owners Charged After Deadly Explosion
Coal Mine Owners Charged After Deadly Explosion - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 9:09PM EST
Reported by: WBRE News
Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008 @ 09:09pm EST
TREMONT TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY- The state has filed charges against the owner and two employees of a coal mine in Schuylkill County in connection with a methane explosion that killed one miner and injured two others.
The Allentown Morning Call is reporting that the owner of the R&D coal mine, a foreman and a miner have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of miner Dale Reightler.
The blast occurred on October 23, 2006.
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