[PAR] [TLE] Martin County coal slurry spill [SEP] The Martin County coal slurry spill was an accident that occurred after midnight on October 11, 2000 when the bottom of a coal slurry impoundment owned by Massey Energy in Martin County, Kentucky broke into an abandoned underground mine below.  The slurry came out of the mine openings, sending an estimated 306,000,000 gal of slurry down two tributaries of the Tug Fork River.  By morning, Wolf Creek was oozing with the black waste; on Coldwater Fork, a 10 ft wide stream became a 100 yd expanse of thick slurry. [PAR] [TLE] Massey Energy [SEP] Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.  By revenue, it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia.  By coal production weight, it was the sixth largest producer of coal in the United States.
[PAR] [TLE] Martin County coal slurry spill [ SEP ] The Martin County coal slurry spill was an accident that occurred after midnight on October 11 , 2000 when the bottom of a coal slurry impoundment owned by Massey Energy in Martin County , Kentucky broke into an abandoned underground mine below . The slurry came out of the mine openings , sending an estimated 306,000,000 gal of slurry down two tributaries of the Tug Fork River . By morning , Wolf Creek was oozing with the black waste ; on Coldwater Fork , a 10 ft wide stream became a 100 yd expanse of thick slurry . [PAR] [TLE] Massey Energy [ SEP ] Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia , Kentucky and Virginia . By revenue , it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia . By coal production weight , it was the sixth largest producer of coal in the United States .
Which Central Appalachian coal producer was responsible for a spill that dumped 306 million gallons of slurry into tributaries of the Tug Fork River?
Which Central Appalachian coal producer was responsible for a spill that dumped 306 million gallons of slurry into tributaries of the Tug Fork River ?
Massey Energy
Massey Energy