Jim Walter Resources' Blue Creek No. 5 mine continued to burn yesterday following a methane explosion on Sunday night (CD 9/24/01), and rescue teams were pulled from the mine for their own safety, a statement from the company said.Four miners died in the initial explosion, which caused a cave-in at the mine, although there was no update on the workers being treated at area hospitals yesterday. If the nine missing miners currently missing and presumed dead are confirmed fatalities, the accident this weekend could be the nations worst since 1984.
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机译：该公司的一份声明说，吉姆·沃尔特资源公司（Jim Walter Resources）的Blue Creek 5号矿山在周日晚上（CD 9/24/01）发生瓦斯爆炸后，昨日继续燃烧，为了他们自己的安全，救援队被撤出了该矿山。最初的爆炸中有四名矿工死亡，这导致矿井塌陷，尽管昨日在地区医院接受治疗的工人没有最新消息。如果确认目前有9名失踪的矿工死亡，并假设死亡，那么本周末的事故可能是该国自1984年以来最严重的事故。
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