MONTCOAL, West Virginia, April 8 (Reuters) - Rescuers could begin searching a West Virginia coal mine on Thursday for four miners missing since a blast killed 25 others in the largest U.S. mine disaster in a quarter century, officials said.
After more than two days trapped in the Massey Energy (MEE.N) mine, authorities said the missing miners were only likely to be alive if they had made it to a refuge chamber stocked with several days worth of food, water and air.
Deadly gases in the Upper Big Branch mine were falling toward levels safe enough for rescuers to venture 5 miles (8 km) underground to check two refuge chambers, said Kevin Stricklin of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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