What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1942
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 53.05° N, 2.18° W
- Description
- Coal mine accident in Stoke-on-Trent, England in 1942. 57 dead, 4 survivors.
- Deaths
- 57
Sneyd Colliery Disaster
Coal mine disaster in England
The Sneyd Colliery Disaster was a coal mining accident on 1 January 1942 in Burslem in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent. An underground explosion occurred at 7:50 am, caused by sparks from wagons underground igniting coal dust. A total of 57 men and boys died.
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