Fast Facts: Mine Explosion
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Facts about the mine explosion in Kentucky:
Where
— Holmes Mill, Ky.
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— Three of the five coal miners killed in an explosion died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
— Two miners died from multiple blunt force trauma and heat injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}— According to Harlan County coroner.
Legislation
— Kentucky lawmakers passed a measure requiring mines to store breathing devices underground, and to set up lifelines to help miners find their way out.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}— That law doesn't take effect until July.
Incident
— Saturday's explosion was the deadliest mining accident in the state since 1989, when 10 miners died in a western Kentucky mine blast.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nationwide
— Death toll from coal mining accidents is now 31 this year, with 10 of them in Kentucky.