Imagine a blast so powerful it kills 29 miners in an instant, leaves a community shattered, and exposes a fatal mistake deep underground. The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster was one of the deadliest mining accidents in U.S. history—caused by ignored safety violations and a buildup of methane gas and coal dust. On April 5, 2010, what should have been a routine day turned into a nightmare no one saw coming.

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