What the records say
- When
- 2 Jan 2006
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 38.94° N, 80.21° W
- Description
- 2006 coal mine explosion in Sago, West Virginia, USA
- Deaths
- 12
Sago Mine disaster
2006 coal mine explosion
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon. The blast and collapse trapped 13 miners for nearly two days; only one survived.
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