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Two miners were reportedly flown from the scene to hospitals.
One was flown to Charleston Area Medical Center and was in an intensive care unit on Monday evening, said Elizabeth Pellegrin, public information officer for CAMC.
MONTCOAL, W.Va. -- Rescuers drilled a first hole into a coal mine where 25 people died in an explosion but got no response from possible survivors when they banged on the drill pipe Wednesday to send a signal.