Grubenunglück

Laurel Run mine fire

6. Dez. 1915 · 41.22° N, 75.86° W

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Wann
6. Dez. 1915
Art
Grubenunglück
Koordinaten
41.22° N, 75.86° W
Description
mine fire in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Laurel Run mine fire

Mine fire in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

The Laurel Run mine fire is an underground mine fire near the communities of Laurel Run and Georgetown, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The fire started burning in 1915 at the Red Ash Coal Mine. Attempts to control it lasted from 1915 to 1957 and recommenced in 1966. In the 1960s, the United States government and the Pennsylvania state government became involved in containing the fire.

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