Arturo Bermea
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Arturo Bermea Bermea
Arturo Bermea, the vice president for operations at the mine, said that it was a sudden accumulation of gas in the mine and wondered if the mining machine with the faulty switch was in use at the time of the explosion although three mining machines were chewing through coal walls in different tunnels when the accident occurred and all were in good working order. Arturo Bermea, the vice president for operations at the mine said it was a sudden accumulation of gas in the mine. Mr. Bermea said it could take weeks or even months to recover the bodies. Mr. Bermea said he did not know if the mining machine with the faulty switch was in use at the time of the explosion.