Mining accident
Open on the mapA coal sludge spill kills 125 people in Buffalo Creek, West Virginia
26 Feb 1972 · 37.80° N, 81.65° W
What the records say
- When
- 26 Feb 1972
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 37.80° N, 81.65° W
- Description
- A coal sludge spill kills 125 people in Buffalo Creek, West Virginia.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Buffalo Creek flood.
Buffalo Creek flood
1972 dam failure in West Virginia, United States
The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage.
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