Mine Explosion

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, left, visits with friends and family of 13 trapped miners Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville, W.Va. The 13 coal miners were trapped about 260 feet underground after a mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning early Monday.

Friends and family of the 13 trapped miners gather Monday evening, Jan. 2, 2006, at the Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville, W.Va. A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners 260 feet below ground Monday, and rescuers went in to find them after waiting almost 12 agonizing hours for dangerous gases to clear.

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, center, visits friends and family of 13 trapped coal miners Monday, Jan. 2, 2006 at Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville, W.Va. The miners were trapped 260 feet underground after a mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning early Monday.

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, left, talks with West Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Jim Spears, right, as they arrive to visit friends and family of 13 trapped coal miners Monday, Jan. 2, 2006 at Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville, W.Va. The 13 coal miners were trapped about 260 feet underground after a mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning early Monday.

A rescue worker checks a map in Tallmansville, W.Va., to determine where to begin drilling for 13 coal miners who were trapped about 260 feet underground after a mine explosion early Monday, Jan. 2, 2006. The explosion may have been sparked by lightning and rescuers had to wait almost 12 agonizing hours for dangerous gases to clear before going in to find the trapped miners.

The coal tipple adjacent to the Sago Coal Mine where 13 miners are trapped is shown in Tallmansville, W.Va., Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.

Anna McCloy, wife of missing miner Randall McCloy, reacts while waiting for news of her husband's fate outside of the mine in Tallmansville, W.Va., Monday Jan. 2, 2006.

Friends and family of the 13 trapped miners gather Monday evening Jan. 2, 2006 at the Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville, W.Va.

Coal miner Alton Wansley leaves the mine in Tallmansville, W.Va., Monday Jan. 2, 2006.

Friends and family of the 13 men trapped underground wait for news outside a church in Tallmansville, W.Va., Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.

Rescue workers use global positioning in a farmer's field in Tallmansville, W.Va., to determine where to begin drilling for 13 coal miners who were trapped about 260 feet underground after a mine explosion early Monday, Jan. 2, 2006. The explosion is West Virginia's worst mining accident since February 2003.

Pastor Wease Day, center, leads friends and family of the 13 trapped miners in prayer at the Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville, W.Va., during a visit by West Virginia governor Joe Manchin. The 13 coal miners who were trapped about 260 feet underground after a mine expolsion early Monday, Jan. 2, 2006. The explosion is West Virginia's worst mining accident since February 2003.

Ben Hatfield, chief executive officer of mine owner International Coal Group Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tallmansville, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.

A bulldozer clears a road to the spot where rescue workers used global positioning in a farmer's field in Tallmansville, W.Va., determined to begin drilling for 13 coal miners who were trapped underground after a mine explosion Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.

Family members and emergency service personnel wait outside of the mine near Tallmansville, W.Va., after an explosion trapped 13 miners, Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.

Rod Anderson, left, Butch Hyre, rear,Mike Light, center, and Sam Wagner of Hyre Drilling from French Creek, W.Va., work at drilling on a hillside in Tallmansville, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006. The hole they are working on was to be used to lower atmospheric sensing equipment into the Sago Mine, where 13 miners have been trapped since early Monday morning.

A drill bit is shown as Rod Anderson, left, Mike Light, center, and Butch Hyre work on their drilling rig on a hillside in Tallmansville, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.

A drilling crew from Hyre Drilling out of French Creek, W.Va., works on a hillside in Tallmansville, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.

Hilda Bankhead waits for news about her nephew, who is one of 13 trapped miners at the Sago Mine in Tallmansville, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.

A sign of support for trapped miners is seen along a state highway, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Buckhannon, W.Va.