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Barbour County coal mine evacuated

By From staff reports 1 min read

VOLGA - A coal mine in Barbour County was evacuated Wednesday morning after carbon monoxidc was detected at the site.

Officials evacuated the Longview Mine in Volga after a monitoring system indicated elevated levels of carbon monoxide within the mine, according to information released by Allegheny Metallurgical, the mine’s owner.

No one was injured in the incident, officials said, adding that state and federal agencies were at the mine by Wednesday evening to investigate the situation.

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