What the records say
- When
- 10 Jan 1947
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 55.85° N, 3.58° W
- Description
- 1947 coal mine accident in Scotland
Burngrange mining disaster
Scottish shale mine accident in 1947
Burngrange is an area of the Scottish village West Calder. Situated at the far west of the village it mainly consists of housing constructed for the areas mining industry in the early 20th century. On 10 January 1947, Burngrange was witness to its worst underground mining disaster, in which 15 miners perished.
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