Mining accident

Donnersmarckhütte mining accident

10 Jan 1923 · 50.35° N, 18.80° E

Open on the map

What the records say

When
10 Jan 1923
Kind
Mining accident
Coordinates
50.35° N, 18.80° E
Description
1923 disaster

Mining disaster at Donnersmarckhütte mine

1923 disaster

Mining disaster at Donnersmarckhütte mine was a disaster that occurred on 10 January 1923 at the Donnersmarckhütte mine in Mikulczyce, which was within the borders of the Weimar Republic at the time. As a result of a malfunction of an underground locomotive, a fire broke out in the underground workings, claiming the lives of 45 miners.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

The source

Nearby in time and place