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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-10 08:08 PM
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Mine Probe Examines Airflow, Possible Tampering
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126884971&f=1002&sc=igg2


Howard Berkes and Frank Langfitt

The Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia was plagued by persistent problems with airflow in the weeks and months before a massive and deadly explosion in April, an NPR News investigation has found.

NPR has also learned that the FBI is focused both on the airflow problems and on possible tampering with safety monitors as part of its criminal probe.
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