What the records say
- When
- 10 Apr 1824
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 47.71° N, 6.65° E
- Description
- 1824 coal mining disaster in France
- Deaths
- 20
1824 Saint-Louis coal mine disaster
1824 coal mining disaster in France
On 10 April 1824 an explosion occurred in the Saint-Louis coal mine in Champagney, France. The explosion, called the first disaster at the Saint-Louis coal mine, was the first firedamp explosion in the Ronchamp and Champagney coalfields (Haute-Saône) and one of the first in France. It was also one of the deadliest in the history of the Ronchamp coal mines, killing twenty and injuring sixteen.
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