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Day of mourning as New Zealand investigates fatal mine blast

25.11.2010 [17:28]
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Baku, November 25 (AZERTAC). As New Zealand observed a day of mourning Thursday for the 29 miners killed in an underground explosion, the government began investigating the cause of the blast.

"The government is absolutely committed to running a commission of inquiry that will leave no stone unturned to ensure that they get the answers to why the miners don`t come home," said New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. "I think for the family, they have now accepted that their loved ones have gone, but they want answers."

The board of the company that operated the Pike River coal mine announced it was donating $500,000 (U.S. $379,800) to a fund to support the families and communities of the 29 men. New Zealand Oil & Gas Limited matched that amount, Pike River said, and it invited the public to contribute.

The first explosion at the mine, on New Zealand`s South Island, happened last Friday. Authorities repeatedly said dangerous gas levels in the mine were too high for rescuers to enter, and two camera-bearing robots failed to find the men.

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