All 29 miners dead at New Zealand mine

GREYMOUTH, New Zealand - in a bitter end to a five day rescue effort, New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday that 29 miners probably in a coal mine disaster, marking the country's worst mining disaster in almost a century and the beginning of a rigorous public inquiry died.

Tim Wimborne/Reuters families of miners reacts after learning a second explosion at the mine. Agency Press Photo

""Our worst fears were confirmed,"Prime Minister John key in Wellington reporters.""Questions must now be asked and answered about how such a tragedy could occur."

A second explosion in the damaged mine Wednesday followed the first explosion, miners of underground last week caught the and ended a remedial measures already limited had a fire and the presence of toxic gas in the mine is owned by Pike River coal.

A second explosion in Greymouth mine in New Zealand occurred and authorities say there is no hope for Überlebenden.Video courtesy of Sky News search.

"There is no way you survived," Mayor Tony Kokshoorn said local district after the second explosion families have been informed.Mr Kokshoorn argues that rescue teams immediately trapped miners looking after the first explosion mine entered sollten.stattdessen, waited the teams typically used for robots - to disarm bombs - in the mine and a hole nearly 150 M long, or 500 meters arrive drilled within help levels of gas gauge label.

The tragedy will be followed by an incoming Government-led investigation into its causes and safety in the industry.

"We are for an investigation to push", said Andrew little, National Secretary of engineering, printing and manufacturing Union presented all the miners, who died in the pit.

"On behalf of industry and easy to understand people's confidence, what happened, there must be a general information inquiry."It has to be open and public and if by grief and mourning, we expect people to get this kind of request as quickly as possible, "Mr little added Setup." by the Government

Pike River coal 29% owned by New Zealand oil & gas; with India Saurashtra world is holding private Ltd. and Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd. own, 7.1% and 5.5%.Shares in New Zealand oil & and 26% have fallen since the first explosion at the mine Friday gas.

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"We are very shocked and distressed," said Chris Roberts, spokesman for New Zealand oil & gas.

Chairman of the company said on Tuesday it has insurance to cover business interruptions and trauma, without further details.

Pike River coal mine, deep in the rugged Paparoa ranges town of Greymouth, 40 km (25 miles) North-East of the coast has plagued by a series of setbacks, damage his butt first in 2008 tapped wurde.Ein rock fall your efforts to mine in full production and pushed up costs to about 280 have main ventilation shaft last year and difficult geographical conditions New Zealand dollar (US$ 213 million), compared with initial estimates of NZ$ 207 million, according to submissions complicated.

The disaster comes as a blow to a local community in the remote west coast of the South Island Neuseelands.Viele posted mine for jobs and income, with a large number of families residing in the affected Gebiet.Eine spokesperson for New Zealand police said that now about rescue operations in the mine were and was a recovery operation for the bodies of men in progress.

The father of one of the 29 Pike River miners trapped by a mine collapse in New Zealand criticized the bailout, after the authorities say there is no Überlebenden.Video courtesy of Sky News.

--Rebecca Howard in Wellington contributed to this story.

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