Grubenunglück

Bedford Colliery Disaster

13. Aug. 1886 · 53.50° N, 2.50° W

Auf der Karte öffnen

Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen

Wann
13. Aug. 1886
Art
Grubenunglück
Koordinaten
53.50° N, 2.50° W
Description
1886 coal mining disaster
Deaths
38

Bedford Colliery disaster

1886 coal mining disaster

The Bedford Colliery disaster occurred on Friday 13 August 1886 when an explosion of firedamp caused the death of 38 miners at Bedford No.2 Pit, at Bedford, Leigh in what then was Lancashire. The colliery, sunk in 1884 and known to be a "fiery pit", was owned by John Speakman.

Aus Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Artikel lesen

Die Quelle

Zeitlich und räumlich in der Nähe