A tornado touching down in northeast Wyoming at the country's largest coal-mining site has injured eight people and knocked over employee transport buses and empty train cars at the facility
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Wyo. — — A tornado that ripped through the country's largest coal mining site in northeast Wyoming left eight people injured and halted operations as first responders searched the massive open-pit site for employees and continued to assess the damage, officials said Saturday.
Six employees were still being treated in hospitals as of 11 p.m. Friday, the company said. No deaths were reported. Peabody said operations at the mining operation about 64 miles south of Gillette would remain suspended until damage assessments at the facility were completed.
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