Sago Coal Mine

Sago Coal Mine
2006.01.05 2:57

Does somebody know what the cause of explosion in Sago coal mine? Was there a full of methan that led to ignition in the shaft?
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by GeckoFood (585211) * <geckofood@gmaAUDENil.com minus poet> on 2006.01.05 3:42 (#14393938) (Last Journal: 2006.01.07 2:23)
At the moment, the media is saying that the cause of the explosion is unknown (CNN reports it as such, anyway). I suspect we will find out in due time.
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by mercedo (822671) * on 2006.01.06 2:03 (#14401295) (http://mercedo-the-eve.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2006.01.09 14:35)
Recently I've got curious about such eruptions. Whatever the direct cause might be, natural gases like methane ought not to erupt in the coal mine shaft. I wonder whether the incident might have something to do with activities inside the Earth.
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by GeckoFood (585211) * <geckofood@gmaAUDENil.com minus poet> on 2006.01.06 2:16 (#14401405) (Last Journal: 2006.01.07 2:23)
If there is enough methane in the shaft, a simple spark is enough to set it off. Generating sparks in a mine shaft doesn't require much effort. If I had to guess, I would say it was likely a gas pocket that was ignited.