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Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Illinois" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
On March 25, 1947, the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. [1] The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an underburdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. The US Department of Labor lists the disaster ...
The success of the mine increased over the coming months and by February 9, 1893, 25 tons (50,000–60,000 lb) of coal was being raised per day and sold at $1.25 for nut coal and $1.50 for lump coal. The mine also introduced plans to have steel fiber cables installed so they could lift eleven tons (22,000 lb) of coal at once.
The Cherry Mine disaster was a fire which occurred at the Cherry Mine, a coal mine outside Cherry, Illinois, on November 13, 1909.The fire, which killed 259 men and boys, is the third most deadly mine disaster in American coal mining history.
The Bureau County Sheriff's Office said that an autopsy was conducted Tuesday on the remains, which were found June 8 at the site of a former coal mine best remembered for a devastating 1909 fire ...
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1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster: Accident – coal mine Moweaqua, Illinois: 54 2004 Hurricane Ivan: Tropical cyclone Texas, Florida: $13,000,000,000 (2004) Damage and death figures are for the U.S. only. Storm caused an additional 67 deaths and ~US$7 billion in damage across the Caribbean. 54 2018 Hurricane Florence: Tropical cyclone
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