Sago Mine theory gets more support
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Federal scientists have found new evidence supporting the theory that lightning sparked a massive methane gas explosion that led to the deaths of 12 Sago coal miners in January. Sandia National Laboratories says its lightning experts spent 10 days testing at the mine. They found that lightning could readily move through solid ground without a metal conductor.
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