FAIRMONT — One thousand feet underground, Mike Payton has come 200 feet away from where the victims of the 1968 Farmington No. 9 Mine Disaster took place. "The coal they were mining is the same coal I ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va (WDTV) - It’s been 57 years since dark clouds of smoke filled the skies of Marion County after one of the deadliest mine disasters in our country’s history. An explosion killed 78 ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1968, Consolidation Coal Company sealed off its Number 9 mine. It came after a massive explosion that became known as the Farmington Mine Disaster just north ...