In Utah, rescuers are still trying to reach six coal miners trapped underground. Officials said it would take at least two more days to reach them. Three of the trapped miners are Mexican citizens. No other details about the men have been released.

Robert Murray, of Murray Energy Corporation: “I don’t know if these miners are alive or dead. Only the Lord knows that. If they are dead, the shock of the earthquake, the concussion, killed them, and they died instantly. That’s one scenario. The other scenario is they are very much alive, and we’re going to rescue them.”

While Murray insisted the mine collapse was caused by an earthquake, government seismologists say no earthquake occurred and that it was the collapse of the mine that caused a seismic event. During the same press conference, Robert Murray defended the coal industry and criticized Congress for considering legislation to control global warming.