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Three rescue workers were killed and six others injured Thursday night during an apparent "seismic bump" while attempting to reach six miners trapped since an August 6 mine collapse, according to state and hospital officials.

The third death was confirmed by a Utah Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman.

All of the rescue workers in the mine at the time of the incident have been accounted for and removed, said Rich Kulczewski of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Read full article »

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