Any news on the miners? I haven't heard anything recently.

[Shell Beau]

The last I heard was that the carbon monoxide levels were 3 times the lethal dose. :cry:

[KitchenWitch]

1. I have not heard anything

but I saw that story yesterday and my heart went out to them and their families. :cry:

[underpants]

2. Mine Rescuers 'Very Discouraged'

I don't know how old this is.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1464942

[Shell Beau]

3. How sad! Thanks for that link!

[KitchenWitch]

4. CNN is about to cut away to a news conference

Does not sound very hopeful. :cry:

[Shell Beau]

5. That is terrible. I could never be a miner with the risk that is

involved with that job. :cry:

[underpants]

6. Efforts to Find Miners Get More Aggressive -7 minutes ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060103/ap_on_re_us/mine_explosion

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - Rescue crews scrapped their conservative approach to free 13 trapped miners Tuesday after efforts to contact the men went unanswered and air samples showed continued high levels of contaminated air.

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"We determined with the cooperation of state and federal agencies that we can move forward and at a quicker pace and do it safely," said Ben Hatfield, chief executive officer of mine owner International Coal Group Inc. of Ashland, Ky.

"We believe we were overly conservative before."

[Shell Beau]

7. "We believe we were overly conservative before."

Well that is good! :sarcasm:

I hope hope hope that they are rescued!

[KitchenWitch]

8. They have drilled a third hole down there

but have not heard anything.

No new information on the C-O levels.

[Shell Beau]

9. I feel for them and their family. I can't imagine the horror!