Monday, March 9, 2015

One killed in Marshall Co. mine collapse


One coal miner was killed and two others were injured in what was described as a collapse Sunday night at the Marshall County Mine near Cameron, according emergency officials.
State and federal investigators were at the scene on Monday morning following the collapse that happened around 10 p.m. Sunday.
Early indications were the collapse happened at an entrance portal. There were no reports of any other miners being trapped.
The Marshall County Coal Company, a subsidiary of Murray Energy, operates the mine.