In July 2002, 18 miners working at the Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pa., entered a chamber 240 feet below ground and accidentally broke through the wall
On July 28, 2002, nine coal miners who had been trapped 240 feet underground in the Quecreek Mine in southwestern Pennsylvania for three days were rescued.
Nine coal miners trapped underground in a watery air bubble for more than three days were rescued Sunday morning and hospitalized in good condition following what officials called a miracle of precision and luck.
Rescue workers made better progress Saturday drilling shafts to reach nine miners trapped since Wednesday night in a Pennsylvania coal mine, state officials said. Betsy Mallison, of the state Department of Environmental Protection told CNN Saturday mornin