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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
MINE FIRE UDATEfrom Eyewitness News Online Crews Continue To Fight Mine Fire On WV-Pa. Border Reported by:  Associated PressWeb Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Mar. 13, 2013 5:16 PM EDT Updated: Mar. 14, 2013 9:51 AM EDT
Pine Bank, Pennsylvania
, Ohio
Consol Energy crews were continuing to fight a fire in an underground coal mine that straddles the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border. Smoke began pouring from a shaft at the Blacksville No. 2 mine in Wayne Township, Greene County, Pa., on Tuesday afternoon. More than 120 day-shift workers got out safely, and Consol spokeswoman Lynn Seay says none will return to work until the mine is considered safe. Federal Mine Safety Health Administration officials say more than 250,000 gallons of water had been pumped into the mine through a bore hole drilled on Wednesday, and four more holes were being drilled at a rate of 87 feet per hour. The holes are 1,000 to 1,200 feet deep to reach the mine. The mine employs more than 500 workers and produces coal for power plants. Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Consol Energy crews have begun pumping water into a coal mine on the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border to douse an underground fire that forced the mine's evacuation. Consol officials said smoke was seen coming from a shaft in Wayne Township, Greene County, Pa. on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the evacuation of more than 120 day-shift workers. Those miners all got out safely and Consol spokeswoman Lynn Seay said no miners will return until it's safe, though it's unclear when that will be. Consol crews pumped about 125,000 gallons of water into the mine through a borehole Wednesday morning and later began drilling the first of three more bore holes through which more water will be pumped. Methane and carbon monoxide levels are also being monitored. The mine is in West Virginia, though its shaft portals are in Pennsylvania. Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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