ENLARGE
People participate in a prayer service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Whitesville, W.Va. The blast Monday at Massey's Upper Big Branch mine _ the nation's deadliest mining disaster since at least 1984 _ was believed to have been caused by a buildup of highly combustible methane .
MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — Rescuers drilled into the coal mine where 25 people died in an explosion, hoping to vent enough poisonous gas to safely g...
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