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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Officials identify two workers — one killed, one still missing — after Kentucky coal plant collapse

Lexington Herald-Leader

Officials have released the names of two workers trapped when a coal mine preparation plant collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky.

Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty identified the men as Billy Ray Daniels and Alvin Nees, news outlets report. Daniels died amid rescue efforts at the scene and Nees is believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. The men from neighboring Pike County were doing contracting work as part of the building's demolition.

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