Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 19 feb 1857
- Tipo
- Accidente minero
- Coordenadas
- 53.52° N, 1.40° W
- Description
- coal mining accident in Wombwell, Yorkshire, UK
- Deaths
- 189
Lundhill Colliery explosion
Coal mining accident in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England
The Lundhill Colliery explosion was a coal mining accident which took place on 19 February 1857 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, UK in which 189 men and boys aged between 10 and 59 died. It is one of the biggest industrial disasters in the country's history and it was caused by a firedamp explosion. It was the first disaster to appear on the front page of the Illustrated London News.
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