Nine coal miners accidentally dug into an abandoned, poorly documented adjacent mine. Quecreek mine rescue site somerset 2020 all you need. Hes the one who wanted to purchase the movie and i luckily found it on amazon. The nine miners were trapped 240 feet underground, with a limited amount of oxygen. Lost in the ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the quecreek mine rescue the horrifying conditions those nine miners endured during the 72 hours they spent trapped underground. The pennsylvania miners story tv movie 2002 on imdb. The miracle at quecreek mine mountain john the pennsylvania miners story internet movie database remembering quecreek kdkatv pittsburgh sipesville volunteer fire department the quecreek mine disaster lionel deimel the quecreek mine rescue pittsburgh postgazette quecreek miner miracle. July 24, 2002 nine miners become trapped 240 feet below ground inside the quecreek mine. This triggered an underground flood of an estimated 50 million gallons of water. The quecreek mine rescue memorial monument for life honors and portrays the team of rescue workers who saved the nine trapped coal miners from certain death. Quecreek mine to run out of mineable coal reserves in 2018. A funeral mass will be celebrated this morning for robert t. Long, a surveyor whose role in the quecreek mine rescue earned him a movie deal.
Told from their own perspective, the movie reveals their extraordinary experience and, takes viewers inside the mine shot in real mines and recreated on a soundstage to show the life. Video quecreek rescue drama held world riveted news. In a larger sense, the memorial site will honor the tireless heroism of rescue workers everywhere, as well as serve as a lasting tribute to the coal miners of southwestern. Mine 9 includes familiar plot in west virginia wvmetronews. The pennsylvania miners story is a 2002 television film. The quecreek mine rescue made a lasting a mile and a half away, bill and lori arnold, owners of dormel farms, never gave a thought to the two mines that ran deep under their property. On july 23, 2002, with nine miners trapped by flood waters in the quecreek mine 240 feet below his dairy farm, bill found himself on the front lines of a rescue operation which would span 78 grueling hours, involve hundreds of rescuers, volunteers, officials, media and suppliers, several tons of equipment, vehicles and technology, and dozens of. It was mostly filmed on location at somerset county, pennsylvania and some scenes were shot on the actual quecreek mine. June 24th, 2003 not yet rated 1 hr 37 min plot summary. A drama that captivated the world for five days ending july 28 unfolded in bucolic somerset county, not miles from the horrific end of sept. Inspired by true events, the movie is about a crew of nine men working in an underground mine in appalachia when things go wrong. The quecreek mine was but the latest hole where pennsylvanians laid the black rock bare. When the walls of the shaft were breeched 60 million gallons of water rushed into the mine shaft, forcing the miners to seek shelter in the underground chamber. Unwittingly, they cut into a wall, where waterfilled, abandoned halls they found.
Tmba created this animation of the yellow rescue cage used by the mine rescue crews in the quecreek mine. A look at how the events surrounding the rescue of nine men trapped in quecreek mine played out in 2002. The pennsylvania miners story 2002 rotten tomatoes. He said it had been averaging about 45,000 tons of coal a month. The story of the quecreek mine rescue sunday, august 04, 2002 a drama that captivated the world for five days ending july 28 unfolded in bucolic somerset county, not miles from the horrific end. The nine pennsylvania workers rescued from the flooded quecreek coal mine relied on teamwork to help each other get through their 77hour ordeal, one of the miners said sunday. An index to postgazette coverage of the rescue of nine miners trapped underground for three days in the quecreek.
For the next 77 hours, the attention of a warbeleaguered and economically strapped america was focused upon the rescue efforts, despairing along with the miners families when the shaft began to fill up with water. The quecreek mine rescue took place in somerset county, pennsylvania, when nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours, from july 24 to 28, 2002. The mistake sent millions of gallons of water rushing into quecreek mine. But only long, a surveyor, and the nine miners themselves received payment from walt disney co. The movie was shot in many of the actual locations in somerset county, pennsylvania, including scenes at the reallife quecreek mine. There was then a worldwide vigil led by governor mark schweiker of pennsylvania. Abc movie faithfully recreates trapped miners tale the. The quecreek mine disaster occurred on wednesday, july 24 of this year at 8. Based on the summer 2002 rescue of nine coal miners at quecreek mine, after they had been trapped for 77 hours underground. The mine, located in friedens, somerset county, will likely exhaust its. Late into the night on wednesday, july 24, 2002, coal miners working in the quecreek mine broke through a wall that was supposed to be. Every single day bill and lori arnold think about the nine miners trapped 240 feet below a. Pennsylvania miners story, the television twohour television movie.
The official registration and financial information of quecreek mine rescue foundation may be obtained from the pennsylvania department of state by calling toll free, within pennsylvania, 18007320999. Based on the reallife chronicle of the nine for nine pennsylvania coal miners who were rescued in the summer of 2002. In their quiet humility, the arnolds observed the hand of god at work, not only during butas they were able to see in retrospectbefore the rescue. Fame still the fortune of quecreek 9 pittsburgh postgazette. State and federal mine rescue agencies, hundreds of workers and volunteers pulled off the feat, as crews eventually created a mine shaft large enough to pull out the miners and the metal cagelike capsule that carried them to safety. A mine rescue worker uses a hammer to pound on the air shaft pipe in an attempt to contact trapped miners at the quecreek mine in somerset, pa. Late into the night on wednesday, july 24, 2002, coal miners working in the quecreek mine broke through a wall that was supposed to be hundreds of feet thick. For quecreek miners, 72 hours of misery stateimpact. The pennsylvania miners story is one of my husbands favorite movies. The arnolds have embraced the miracle at dormel farms and formed the nonprofit quecreek mine rescue foundation to operate a memorial museum makeshift for the moment in a large. All nine men sought refuge in an air pocket up to 4 feet deep and 12 to.
During the 77hour quecreek mine rescue, bill and lori arnold were content to play their small, but not insignificant role behind the scenes. It was written by elwood reid and directed by david frankel. If the tragedy at quecreek mine hadnt actually happened, this sundays tv movie about the miraculous rescue of miners trapped in a flooded pennsylvania coal mine might be a hard sell in prime time. July 28, 2002 all nine miners are rescued from the mine. Pbs phillips said quecreek got its mining permit in late 1999, and the mine opened in early 2000. The eyes and the ears of the world were on nine miners trapped in quecreek some 300 feet below the surface, approximately 25 stories down where an esti. The 15th anniversary of the quecreek mine rescue, during which floodwaters trapped nine miners in a somerset county mine for 77 hours, will be marked by a community celebration day at the site of. Sbaffoni does not need a movie to spark memories of the day in july when nine men emerged alive after they spent 77 hours trapped in the flooded quecreek mine in somerset county.
On july 24, 2002 coal miners broke through into an abandoned, waterfilled mine flooding the quecreek mine with over 150 million gallons of water. Sbaffoni calls quecreek movie believable local news. None of the socalled quecreek nine showed up for the casting call. The quecreek mine rescue foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization created to preserve the quecreek mine rescue memorial. The team of nine was working wednesday night a practiced group with decades underground. View all attractions near quecreek mine rescue site on tripadvisor. In july of 2002, nine men were trapped 240 feet below the ground in a somerset, pa, coal mine. The miracle of quecreek mine toby harnden reports on how nine men trapped in a 4fthigh chamber survived against the odds to be rescued thanks to an educated guess. The quecreek mine accident and rescue took place over 77 hours during july 2428, 2002, in somerset county, pennsylvania. Doubtless there will be a blockbuster film of this incident starting with the. Long, 37, died monday of a selfinflicted gunshot wound at his home in boswell, somerset county. The quecreek mine, where nine miners were rescued after 77 hours trapped 16 years ago, is coming to the end of the line. More than 700 people waited in line at a somerset outlet mall on saturday for the chance to be a coal miner, rescuer, reporter or rubbernecker as an extra in a television movie about the rescue of nine pennsylvania coal workers. May lives across the street from the sipesville fire hall, where the first days of shooting are taking place.
Tv movie, magazine articles, appearances are on miners list. At the quecreek mine, nine miners were doing their jobs when their ordinary lives were. It was 15 years ago july 27, 2002 when nine trapped miners were finally brought to the surface, and one of the rescued miners returned to the site for th. A year after disaster, miners face stress chicago tribune. Nine coal miners face a harrowing fight for survival after they become trapped below ground. Thomas foy, of berlin, is rescued from the quecreek mine in the. The successful rescue of the 33 chilean miners is perhaps the emotional feel good. More than 700 people waited in line at a somerset outlet mall on saturday for the chance to be a coal miner, rescuer, reporter or rubbernecker as an extra in a. The pennsylvania miners story 2002 movie moviefone.
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