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WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the Mountain State’s leaders is remembering those who perished in a coal mine explosion in Upshur County that was one of the natio

Saturday marks 15 years since Sago Mine disaster By Sago Mine CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of the Sago Mine disaster, in which 12 coal miners died. Randal McCloy, Jr. and his wife, Anna from a 2015 photo. A U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration report determined lightning striking an abandoned cable as the likely cause of the blast. A rescue crew reached the group nearly two days later, but 11 of the men had died from carbon monoxide asphyxiation. A miscommunication led to inaccurate reports that all 12 miners trapped underground were found alive. Rescuers ...