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Today in 1968, the Farmington Mine Disaster took the lives of 78 miners at the Consol No. 9 coal mine in Farmington, West Virginia. After the disaster, the U.S. Congress strengthened mine safety laws and coal miner health and safety rights in the United States. We will always remember those fallen miners for their hard work and sacrifice. | West By God Virginia

70K views · 119 reactions | That's not snow! That's debris falling from the sky after Monday's explosion in Farmington. Neighbor Steve Burnham shared this video that he shot moments after the blast. Investigators continue to sift through that debris to determine the exact cause of the explosion. https://bit.ly/2kNEwe4 | WMTW-TV | Facebook

54 years ago today, an explosion tore through the Consol No. 9 mine in Farmington, W.Va. The lives of 78 miners would be lost, but the community and those it affected would remember the days events forever. Read first hand accounts of the disaster here https://www.wboy.com/news/marion/54-years-later-sen-joe-manchin-reporter-on-scene-reflect-on-the-farmington-mine-explosion-that-killed-78/ | WBOY 12News

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