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Mine Blowout Closes Section of KY 80
A seal failure at a abandoned coal mine in Knott County resulted in a mudslide over a section of KY 80: Associated Press: Mine blowout closes major highway in eastern Kentucky (April 18, 2005) ![[Outside Link]](../images/kentuckyroads/outside-link2.gif){kind=small}
, Lexington Herald-Leader: Closed road expected to reopen today; Ky. 80 In Knott Had Been Covered By Mud (April 20, 2005)