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Abercarn colliery disaster

11 سبتمبر 1878 · 51.65° N, 3.13° W

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11 سبتمبر 1878
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51.65° N, 3.13° W
Description
11 September 1878 diaster at the Prince of Wales coal mine, Wales
Deaths
268

Abercarn colliery disaster

Explosion in the Prince of Wales Colliery

The Abercarn colliery disaster was a catastrophic explosion within the Prince of Wales Colliery in the Welsh village of Abercarn, on 11 September 1878, killing 268 men and boys. The cause was assumed to have been the ignition of firedamp by a safety lamp. The disaster is the third worst for loss of life to occur within the South Wales Coalfield.

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