What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1940
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 40.39° N, 78.66° W
- Deaths
- 63
Sonman Mine explosion
The Sonman Mine Explosion occurred on July 15, 1940, at the Sonman Shaft Coal Co. in Portage Township, near Portage, Pennsylvania, in the United States. 63 miners died out of the estimated 90 trapped in the mine after the initial explosion. The explosion was centered in a section of the slope called the Right No. 16 heading.
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