Media Lies US - Canada mine safety: "I immediately wondered why we don't have similar safe rooms in American mines. Eleven of the twelve Sago miners that died may have survived if they had had such a system. (The twelfth was killed in the original explosion, according to media reports.)

In a related story, Willisms looks at the claims surrounding the Sago fire and finds them wanting. The supposed 'cuts' in Mine Safety were actually lower increases than what the demagogues would have liked.

In fact, mine safety has improved steadily every year for the past twelve years, with both fatalities and injuries decreasing in raw numbers and rates each year. Hopefully, the US will send experts to Canada to study the safe rooms and analyze the incident in an effort to improve safety even further here in America."

I had never heard of safe rooms -- almost obviously a good idea for safety. Wonder how much they cost.