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It was, and remains, the worst coal mining disaster in British history and also the sixth worst in the world. But disasters of this dreadful nature occurred with dismal regularity in the...
The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion (Welsh: Tanchwa Senghennydd), occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. The explosion, which killed 439 miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom.
The tragedy in Aberfan would become one of the United Kingdom’s worst mining disasters—and it was completely avoidable.
Almost a century ago the worst mining disaster in UK history occurred, killing 439 men and boys working in Senghenydd, Glamorgan in 1913. A gas explosion wrecked the mine.
TRIBUTES have been paid to the hundreds of people who lost their lives in what has become known as the 'worst disaster in British mining' history. The Senghenydd colliery disaster of October 1913 saw 439 miners killed after an explosion tore through the Universal Colliery. A spark from an electric bell had ignited a deadly mix of methane gas ...
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.
The blast on October 14 1913 killed 439 men and boys, with another dying during rescue operations. It was, and remains, the worst coal mining disaster in British history and also the sixth worst in the world. But disasters of this dreadful nature occurred with dismal regularity in the south Wales coalfield when the industry was at its height.
In December 1866 a colliery in Barnsley was ripped apart by a series of explosions over two days, killing at least 361 men and boys, in what remains England's worst mining disaster. The...
Tragically, six days later, the death toll reached 439 mine workers and one rescue team member. The disaster's impact on the community was devastating. It left behind 205 widows, 542 children...
In December 1866 a colliery in Barnsley was ripped apart by a series of explosions over two days, killing at least 361 men and boys, in what remains England's worst mining disaster. The...