On This Day: W.Va. coal mine explosion kills 12

On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.

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On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.
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Thai worker killed in gas explosion during welding works in Chon Buri

A suspected methane gas explosion outside a supermarket in Chon Buri killed one welding worker and injured two others, including a customer.
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Gas leak at Polish coal mine kills two

Two miners have died due to a methane leak at a Polish mine where a gas explosion killed 14 in 2022, the mine's operator said on Tuesday. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon at the Pniowek ...
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Terrifying explosion: Boy's fireworks detonate methane in manhole, launching cover!

On December 17, 2025, in Tongren, Guizhou, a boy's innocent fireworks prank turned dangerous when methane gas in a sewer ignited, causing a powerful explosion that launched a manhole cover into the ...
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World Falling Short on Methane Pledge, U.N. Report Finds

Several agency programs are trying to track and reduce methane emissions around the world. To meet global targets, use of them needs to speed up. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The world is not moving ...
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E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement. By Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow ...