Accident minier

Bellevue mine disaster

10 déc. 1910 · 49.58° N, 114.36° W

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Quand
10 déc. 1910
Type
Accident minier
Coordonnées
49.58° N, 114.36° W
Description
mine explosion in Alberta, Canada
Deaths
31

Bellevue mine disaster

Mine disaster in Alberta, Canada

On 10 December 1910, an explosion occurred underground in the West Canadian Collieries No. 1 Mine in the Crowsnest Pass community of Bellevue, Alberta. The explosion pushed all of the air out of the mine and filled it with afterdamp, a deadly gas that is a mixture of Carbon dioxide and Carbon monoxide, killing 30 of the 42 workers present at the time, as well as one rescue worker.

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