Montcoal is an unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Montcoal is located on West Virginia Route 3, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Whitesville.
Montcoal, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°54′50″N 81°32′08″W / 37.91389°N 81.53556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Raleigh |
Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555151[1] |
Coal mine explosion
editMontcoal is home to the Performance Coal Company, a division of Massey Energy, Inc. On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3 pm, a methane gas explosion killed 29 mine workers, and injured two others.[2]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/10/west.virginia.mine/index.html CNN News coverage of 2010 mine explosion in Montcoal
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