Marcinelle disaster

Wann

8. Aug. 1956

Art

Grubenunglück

Koordinaten

50.38° N, 4.44° E

Description

Bois du Cazier mining site disaster

Deaths

262

1956 mining disaster in Marcinelle, Belgium

The Marcinelle mining disaster occurred at the Bois du Cazier coal mine at Marcinelle, Hainaut Province, in Belgium on 8 August 1956. One of the largest and most notorious mining disasters in the country's history, it led to the deaths of 262 miners, many of whom were guest workers from Italy.

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