Country United States County Raleigh Area code(s) 304 & 681 Elevation 286 m | State West Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1555151 Local time Friday 7:08 PM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Montcoal is an unincorporated community and Coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Montcoal is located on West Virginia Route 3 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Whitesville.
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Map of Montcoal, WV 25209, USA
Coal mine explosion
Montcoal is home to the Performance Coal Company, a division of Massey Energy, Inc. On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3 pm, a methane gas explosion killed 29 mine workers, and injured 2 others.
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Montcoal, West Virginia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA