latest to drill down some 1100 feet to release some of those methane gases to rescue workers can get back inside the mine to try and rescue those four missing miners. now 25 dead, of course, in what is now the deadliest mine accident in more than two decades. a lot of people raising questions about the safety of the mines and massey energy, which owns the mind. let s bring in hampton pearson. we ve been talking about this all morning long. was this mine safe? reporter: that s one of the things the safety experts will be analyzing. specifically last year federal inspectors found more than 450 violations and fined massey in excess of $382,000 related to problems involving ventilation and its equipment plant at the upper big branch mine where this