FAIRMONT — One thousand feet underground, Mike Payton has come 200 feet away from where the victims of the 1968 Farmington No. 9 Mine Disaster took place. "The coal they were mining is the same coal I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FAIRMONT — The tragic events of November 20, 1968 and the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster are being taken worldwide with the help ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va (WDTV) - It’s been 57 years since dark clouds of smoke filled the skies of Marion County after one of the deadliest mine disasters in our country’s history. An explosion killed 78 ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — The UMWA and family members of the miners killed in the Farmington No. 9 Mine disaster remembered the tragedy once again Sunday. It was the 56th anniversary of the Marion County ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1968, Consolidation Coal Company sealed off its Number 9 mine. It came after a massive explosion that became known as the Farmington Mine Disaster just north ...

The Farmington mine explosion occurred on Nov. 20, 1968. (Photo/MSHA) FARMINGTON, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America will observe the 56th anniversary of the Farmington #9 Mine explosion in a ...