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Families, MSHA identify 3 miners killed in Utah coal mine cave-in
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Shaun L. Williams
MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN HIS ARMS AND COMFORT YOU IN THIS YOUR MOST TRYING TIMES.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
God bless and be with the family and friends of all those working in or associated with the mine.
Mine: a hole in the ground where we harvest resources.
Mine: It is MINE and not yours.
Miners: People who say it is mine and not yours.
These men are anything but the definition of miner that I just posted above. They gave their all to try and save their fallen / lost brothers.
God bless their souls, and may they rest in peace. My thoughts, prayers, and condolences to those that are left behing in sorrow.
Las Vegas, NV
I have to agree with a previous poster. Why wern't there ambulances and medical personnel standing by at the site? I heard it took at least 25-30 minutes for the ambulances to arrive.
They had 2 ambulances at the mine at all times during the operation (that was mentioned several times by all media coverage I saw). So they had to call for reinforements. Do you expect them to have 11 ambulances parked at the mine at all times just in case they have the unimaginable mass casualties they experienced last night?
There may be no excuse for stupidity but there's also no excuse for blaming people because you are uninformed.
I was frustrated reading this article by some very poor writing / editing. At one point a woman is quoted as saying: "It's really hard," she said. "My dad is crushed.". As far as I can tell, her father is not among the injured. In any case, it was a shockingly poor choice of words. Can't blame the woman for her usage, but I would hope a thoughtful editor could have been a little more sensitive in what they put in the article.
A second MAJOR mistake: "A rescuer who was taken to University Hospital in Salt Lake City is listed this morning in fair condition, hospital spokeswoman Chantelle Turner said.A devastating blow
The turn of events has left the mining communities reeling." (spacing is exactly as it was in article)
Are we supposed to feel that the rescuer being in fair condition is a devastating blow and the mining communities are reeling?
Particularly in such tragic events I would like to see more careful writing. I understand that this second cave-in was indeed a devastating blow. It must not be part of the same paragraph as the miraculous condition of one of the survivors!
Please, be sensitive to the feelings and pains those affected. It would be fantastic if the original 6 missing miners can be rescued, but it is hard to watch more people suffer and even die trying to rescue people who may or may not ever be rescued.
The members of the rescue team are the true heroes of our world.May God keep them safe.
"More questions are being raised about the safety of the mine, both prior to the collapse and now as rescuers work frantically.
"Murray confirmed that a dozen workers who had helped dig the main tunnel underground asked to be switched to another assignment. He strongly denied that the men asked to be reassigned because they had concerns about the mine's safety. Instead, he said, the men felt "uncomfortable" and their situation "was not sitting well with them." He did not elaborate."
'Nuff said.
First things first, and the miners and their families come first.
However, when the immediate crisis is dealt with, Mr. Murray must answer some pretty tough questions, and must be held accountable for those he can't properly answer.
God Bless the all the miners and their families at this time of sorrow
May God bless everyone with extra comfort and peace
and love in the difficult days ahead.
I would like to echo the comments above about how ANNOYING the media is in these circumstances. First, one news station is blasting the mine owner for allowing another news station's reporter in the mine for a look. A reporter asks a hospital administrator to remark on mine rescue operations. Oh, and and my favorite - the mine owner wasn't at the press conference and "it doesn't look good," so let's speculate!
There will be thorough investigations of this mining disaster in due time. How about if we all (especially politicians and media) focus on the facts as they unfold and quit trying getting ahead of ourselves in the blame game.
I felt the same way about both articles. What is wrong with these news editors that they don't catch such awful sounding articles. C'mon folks- proof read before you print!!
I would think that "work", at this point, involves getting Mr. Murray with his remarkable capacity for self-delsion as far from that mine, or any other place where human lives are at risk, as possible.
Connie
GOD BLESS AND KEEP PRAYING
LADY IN NEW ENGLAND
"Mr. Murray is a wonderful example of the best that America has in such responsible ownership positions."
Something's wrong there, and I doubt that the opinion expressed there represents the opinion of even a tiny sliver of readers of the Deseret News.
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