Heading down shortly to support friends who have family in the mine. I know they are 'humbled' by all the love and support coming their way. It all feels very surreal. I have always engaged with historical songs and stories about such things. Suddenly it is so very close. Being a coalmine, it is a very different situation to the Chilean mine, where it was a collapse rather than explosion. The biggest problem is the very real possibility of a further explosion - the methane levels are uncertain.
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