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<p>A fan, center, works above Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in Montcoal, W.Va. The fan is being used in an effort to release gas from the area where miners are believed to be trapped. The air is then tested in a lab by Massey officials. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, Pool)</p>

<p>A fan, center, works above Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in Montcoal, W.Va. The fan is being used in an effort to release gas from the area where miners are believed to be trapped. The air is then tested in a lab by Massey officials. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, Pool)</p>

April 8, 2010

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Rescuers unable to enter W.Va. mine
April 8, 2010 9 p.m.

Rescuers unable to enter W.Va. mine

MONTCOAL, W.Va. - Two full days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, dangerous gases underground prevented rescuers late Wednesday from venturing into the Upper Big Branch coal mine to search for any survivors of the explosion that killed at least 25 workers.