2009 Handlová mine blast

When

2009

Kind

Mining accident

Coordinates

48.73° N, 18.76° E

Description

Mining explosion caused by flammable gases subsequent to a fire in the mine

Deaths

20

Injured

9

Coal mine accident in Trencin Region, Slovakia

The 2009 Handlová mine blast occurred on 10 August 2009 roughly 330 metres (1,080 ft) underground in Trenčín Region, Slovakia at Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza, a.s.s (HNB) coal mine located in the town of Handlová. Twenty people were killed, nine others suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. Some historians have called the disaster the largest mining tragedy in Slovakia's history.

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