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The Senghenydd explosion remains the worst mining disaster in Britain. [87] The deaths of 440 men from a small community had a devastating effect; 60 victims were younger than 20, of whom 8 were 14 years old; 542 children had lost their fathers and 205 women were widowed.
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in England" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Oaks explosion, which happened at a coal mine in West Riding of Yorkshire on 12 December 1866, remains the worst mining disaster in England.A series of explosions caused by firedamp ripped through the underground workings at the Oaks Colliery at Hoyle Mill near Stairfoot in Barnsley killing 361 miners and rescuers.
Monongah Mining disaster: Monongah, West Virginia, U.S. 344: 21 December 1910 Pretoria Pit Disaster: Westhoughton, England 319: 31 May 1892 Marie ore mine fire Příbram, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) 301: 13 May 2014 Soma mine disaster: Manisa, Turkey 300+ 9 May 1993 Nambija mine disaster, landslide destroying several mines and buildings
Removing bodies from the pit at Senghenydd, 1913 The Courrières mine disaster in France in 1906. Mining has always been especially dangerous, because of explosions, roof cave-ins, and the difficulty of underground rescue. The worst single disaster in British coal mining history was at Senghenydd in the South Wales coalfield. On the morning of ...
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The Gresford disaster occurred on 22 September 1934 at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, when an explosion and underground fire killed 261 men.Gresford is one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters: a controversial inquiry into the disaster did not conclusively identify a cause, though evidence suggested that failures in safety procedures and poor mine management were contributory factors.