Emergency crews using picks, shovels and their hands tunneled feverishly through dirt, wood, metal and rock on Monday in an attempt to reach 65 coal miners trapped by a gas explosion 600 feet underground. Officials said that while it was unlikely the miners were still alive, there was still a chance of finding survivors. The explosion occurred around 2:30 a.m. Sunday as the miners were in the middle of their overnight shift.
See "Search on for 65 Trapped Mexican Miners", Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, February 19, 2006