Wall 22 News Today

Face is clear. it will be easier to remove bodies from the long wall than the long wall 22 section. were still -- its -- you need to be careful in these kind of conditions. and naturally we do not want another accident or injury occurring to one of our rescuers right now. >> how long is this investigation going to take? >> in the past, before a final report is released, it can take up to a year. by the time you have all the electrical equipment thats in the mine will be tested by specific manufa...

In other words, well have 1700 cfm ventilating this area with double the quantity. in addition, we talked last evening about the importance of putting a bore hole in near that refuge chamber on long wall 22 section. that bore hole is down 90 feet. its going to have to go down 1100 feet. the drill that is being used at the refuge chamber is also the drill that was used at bore hole one. the drill that basically seemed to do a very quick job for us and were hoping to get that into the mine natural...

300 pulling air out of the long wall 22 section. >> well continue to monitor this news conference for you there out of west virginia. basically no new news. the rescue teams are still trying to get in there, and it looks like its three miners that have been unaccounted for. its three miners that theyre looking for, not four, but as you heard if you were listening, they are getting closer, but theres been so much buildup of that poisonous gas thats taking a lot longer to safely bore holes and get...

In other words, well have 1700 cfm ventilating this area. well double the quantity. in addition, we talked last evening about the importance of putting a bore hole in near that refuge chamber on long wall 22 section. that bore hole is down 90 feet. its going to have to go down about 1100 feet. the drill that is being used at the refuge chamber is also the drill that was used at bore hole 1. the drill that basically seemed to do a very quick job for us, and were hoping to get that into the mine n...