MONITORING IS CONTINUING IN BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA AT ONE OF VIRGINIA’S LARGEST UNDERGROUND COAL MINES. CONSOL ENERGY’S BUCHANAN MINE NEAR OAKWOOD CONTINUES TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT AFTER A SERIES OF ROOF FALLS EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT CAUSED A FIRE. EVERYONE MANAGED TO ESCAPE WITHOUT BEING INJURED. CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS ARE REPORTEDLY CONTINUING TO DECREASE, WHICH INDICATES NO ACTIVE FIRE REMAINS IN THE MINE WHICH HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN. OFFICIALS SAY ONCE ALL MONITORING STATIONS SHOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF THE GASES, THEN TEAMS CAN RE-ENTER THE MINE.