What the records say
- When
- 16 Sep 1986
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 26.42° S, 29.08° E
- Description
- 1986 mine fire in South Africa with 177 fatalities
- Deaths
- 177
- Injured
- 235
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
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