I’m not sure if any of you out there are aware of the mining incident in New Zealand yet.  I’ve been trying to ignore the newspaper reports but there’s been a second explosion.  Experts now say the chance of survivors is nil. From Stuff.co.nzA second explosion has occurred in the Pike River coal mine where 29 miners are trapped on the West Coast. Distraught family members left a scheduled briefing a short time ago, only about 10 minutes after it had started and many in tears. Lawrie Drew, the father of trapped miner Zen Drew, said officials had told the families that there had been … [Read more...]