Excel/Pontiki Coal Preparation Plant

One confirmed dead in collapse of idle coal prep plant in Martin County

BY: - November 1, 2023

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Martin County Wednesday morning after an idle coal preparation plant collapsed on two people who had been working inside, killing at least one of them.   A Kentucky Emergency Management release Wednesday identified the collapsed building as the Martin Mine Prep Plant near Middlefork Wolfe Creek […]