Another mining tragedy has hit the state of West Virginia. The bodies of two miners were found Saturday night following a fire inside a mine in the town of Alma. The men died after the mine’s conveyer belt caught fire. Their deaths come just weeks after 12 miners died in Sago West Virginia. More miners have already died in the state in 2006 than in any year over the past decade. The Alma mine, which is owned by a subsidiary of Massey Energy, had been cited at least 12 times for violations involving fire equipment since June. According to the Charleston Gazette, the mining deaths may have occurred because of a controversial new rule put in place by the Bush administration that allowed mines to use the conveyer belt area as a main source of oxygen for underground workers. The mining industry had long sought the rule change, but mining experts feared it would lead to an increase in fires.