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Caused by a buildup of methane gas. that played a role in the sago mine explosion that killed miners in 2006. rescuers were ordered out of the mine this morning when methane levels became high again. rescue workers searched beyond the point they had put their own lives in danger before they were pulled out. before the search can resume crews must drill bore holes to release the gas. the search for the four miners will not proceed for at least another day. the governor promised to conduct a full investigation into what caused the explosion and hold a public hearing. the company that owns the up...

Citations to this company and the recent citation for build up in methane gas? >> reporter: yeah. a lot of theories and a lot of speculation at this point, tony. >> yeah. >> reporter: until they get down there and actually see where the buildup of methane gas came from, they won't have any hard and fast answers. i've heard from some people who believe maybe there was a buildup of methane gas in an area of the mine that had been mined out or had been sealed up, the seals leak causing a rush of methane gas. there was a citation of them, seven of them, during the month of march. there are reports...

12 west virginia miners in 2006. rescuers were ordered out of the mine this morning when methane levels became dangerously high again. according to the governor, rescue workers searched beyond the point they had put their own lives in danger when they were finally pulled out. before the search can resume crews must drill bore holes to vent out this gas. it's expected to take at least until tomorrow evening. the search for the four miners will not proceed for at least another day. the governor gave updates today alongside state officials. he promised to conduct a full investigation into what ca...

It stays for the 30 rescue crew members who are perched atop this mine. they're ready to roll. once they have established that the methane levels are, in fact, safe, they will go in and try to save these -- these four missing miners. we heard from governor manchin earliere today, speaking about just really how dangerous the air is inside of this mine. here's what he said -- >> they're trying to get those readings. until we start getting those readings and knowing where we are and what type of air we have down there will determine how quickly and what timetable we're on. once we do that, then y...

Those four missing miners alive, even though, of course, the governor admits it was a horrific blast that happened more than 24 hours ago and that the odds are not with us. let me just focus in on one other thing that came up in this particular press conference, tamron. that is the report in the "new york times" this morning. in the past two months this mine, the upper big branch mine, has been evacuated three times for these high methane levels. that was a question that was posed to the governor. if this mine has been evacuated three times in the past month, these high methane levels, should ...