What the records say
- When
- Mar 1853
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 51.61° N, 3.09° W
- Description
- series of mine explosions in Wales
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Risca colliery disasters
Series of mine explosions in Wales
The Risca colliery disasters were a series of catastrophic mine explosions near the Welsh town of Risca in the nineteenth century. The most serious of these were in 1860 when more than 140 died in the Black Vein colliery and in 1880 when 120 died at the New Risca colliery.
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