Montcoal, West Virginia
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Montcoal is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Montcoal is located on West Virginia Route 3 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Whitesville
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, Inc. On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3 pm, a methane gas explosion
killed 29 mine workers, and injured 2 others.
Raleigh County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,220 people, 31,793 households, and 22,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 130 people per square mile . There were 35,678 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Montcoal is located on West Virginia Route 3 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Whitesville
Whitesville, West Virginia
Whitesville is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 520 at the 2000 census. Whitesville was incorporated on August 15, 1935 by the Boone County Circuit Court. It is named for B. W. White, a prominent early settler in the area...
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Coal mine explosion
Montcoal is home to the Performance Coal Company, a division of Massey EnergyMassey Energy
Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. By revenue, it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia...
, Inc. On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3 pm, a methane gas explosion
Explosion
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. If the shock wave is a supersonic detonation, then the source of the blast is called a "high explosive"...
killed 29 mine workers, and injured 2 others.