新西兰英语 370 Third explosion at Pike River coal mine

　　A third explosion happened this afternoon, two days after a second explosion. By Wednesday evening, police said that all miners now must be dead. Probably they became unconscious first through carbon monoxide poisoning and would have felt nothing. It is also likely they died at the time of the first explosion a week ago.
The air tested through the bore hole on Wednesday was 95% methane¹. This showed that the police were right to stop rescuers from entering the mine.
The families now want the bodies recovered but that will take time. Probably the mine is on fire so CO2 will be pumped into the mine to put out the fire.
A memorial service will be held next week.
Questions
There will be a number of inquiries² later to find out how this tragedy happened and how a similar tragedy can be avoided in the future. What questions do you think will families want answered? What questions will the company shareholders³ want answered?

1 methane   

n.甲烷，沼气

参考例句：

• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
• Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.甲烷具有星际意义。

2 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任