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Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
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Coal mining
Process of getting coal out of the ground
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Quecreek Mine rescue
2002 rescue operation in Pennsylvania, US
The Quecreek Mine rescue took place in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, when nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours, from July 24 to 28, 2002. All nine miners were rescued.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,129. Its county seat is Somerset. The county was created from part of Bedford County on April 17, 1795, and named after the county of Somerset in England. The county is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)