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Joe Manchin: The good news is that apparently there wasn't an explosion. We're just talking about a fire, but obviously that smoke…

On the recordJanuary 19, 2006
The good news is that apparently there wasn't an explosion. We're just talking about a fire, but obviously that smoke and the carbon monoxide is a big problem.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Joe Manchin provided an update on the situation in the mine, highlighting the absence of an explosion.

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