What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 2006
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 37.82° N, 81.90° W
- Description
- 2006 mining disaster in West Virginia, United States
- Deaths
- 2
Aracoma Alma Mine accident
2006 mining disaster in West Virginia, United States
On the morning of January 19, 2006, a conveyor belt in the Aracoma Alma Mine No. 1 at Melville, West Virginia, caught fire, pouring smoke through the gaps in the wall and into the fresh air passageway that the miners were supposed to use for their escape, obscuring their vision and ultimately leading to the death of two of them.
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