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At least five coal miners and two rescuers died due to suffocation after a methane gas fire broke out in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan. This is the second mine disaster in the region within a week. The fire took place at a mine in the Tor Ghar area of Harnai district, about 170 km west of the provincial capital Quetta, late on Monday, reported Al Jazeera citing government official Sohail Anwer Hashmi. "The coal miners entered inside the mine to fill the cracks caused by [the] fire, but they died of asphyxia caused by the deadly methane gas," Hashmi said.

Are arguably relatively serious candidates. joe manchin's this very strong senator and a very strong west virginian, but don blankenship, given his past, his record, his rhetoric, is going be to the weakest and most vulnerable candidate in a state that trump won by 42 points. >> ken, it's hard to step back and not acknowledge that a guy who spent near lay year in prison, for being responsible for one of the worst mining disasters this country's ever seen, is it not hard to see why someone might have a problem with don blankenship? >> no, it's not hard, but it's in the hands of the west virgini...

The intruder jumped the fence and ran more than 70 yards before walking through an unlocked door right into the white house. an officer with an attack dog. he was on his personal cell phone in his van talking without his radio ear piece in his ear. he was also without a backup radio which he left in his locker. it all contributed to a slow response. in general, the report found that no officer was in a position to catch the fence jumper. only minutes after the president had left the white house with his daughters. even a female guard inside the white house was caught by surprise. overpowered a...

Hands on them. >> you yourself didn't see it, but again reports of the looting through the suitcases, personal effects. can you just walk me through, noah, the crash scene itself? first, with regard to these victims, with regard to the bodies, i read there are these tiny markers with white flags to mark each body. can you describe that for me? >> reporter: sure. the local rescue teams, and these are, you know, local emergency services who normally deal with mining disasters. this is a region known for its mining. have been called into action here. and they basically have been traipsing through...

>> a soldier opening fire killing three people before turning the gun on himself. the gunman is identified as ivan lopez. he was undergoing treatment for anxiety, depression and was on medication. we will have more updates about this story coming up through out the morning. now to an abc news investigation. new outrage this morning directed at the man who presided over one of the worst mining disasters in american history. >> four years ago, 29 workers were trapped by an explosion deep underground and now the ceo is speaking out. abc's brian ross has the story. >> reporter: even before the m...