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Actually will do an investigation. >> and that investigation will not start any time in the near term. and it will be extensive. it will take quite a while. >> just to recap, you were watching the press conference that took place an hour ago in west virginia, some of the officials that are there on the scene, trying to rescue some of these miners. we're being told that there are 10 still trapped. there were 12. some type of explosion, we are told, maybe by methane gas. two were injured and transported to the hospitals there. now, based on what you just heard and the press conference, they're s...

Quality is actually getting better, which is good because that indicates that there is not still a fire burning underground. >> right. i know that they do have testers to detect methane and oxygen and carbon monoxide and various poisonous gases before they go in. we are told that this was sparked by methane gas. do you know anything more about the explosion itself? >> reporter: i have hearding hed nothing on the cause. >> do you remember at the beginning of the night or yesterday afternoon, we were learning that seven individuals were killed. now that death toll has ris tone 12. but the seven,...

Of one of the worst mining disasters in u.s. history. at this hour, the death toll stands at 12, all identified as miners, killed by an explosion. at least nine rescue teams are frantically searching for 10 other missing miners. the massey energy company's upper big branch is located in the rugged mountains of raleigh county, here's the map. it's about 30 miles south of charleston, west virginia. the explosiona was about 3:00 p.m. eastern time, monday afternoon, believed to be caused by methane gas. complicating the rescue efforts, the communications systems of the mine was knocked out. the mi...

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