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Minnie Pit Disaster

12 يناير 1918 · 53.04° N, 2.31° W

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12 يناير 1918
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53.04° N, 2.31° W
Description
Coal mining disaster
Deaths
155

Minnie Pit Disaster

1918 coal mining accident in England

The Minnie Pit disaster was a coal mining accident that took place on 12 January 1918 in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys died. The disaster, which was caused by an explosion due to firedamp, is the worst ever recorded in the North Staffordshire Coalfield. An official investigation never established what caused the ignition of flammable gases in the pit.

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