Felling mine disaster

Quand

22 juin 1847

Type

Accident minier

Coordonnées

54.96° N, 1.57° W

Description

British mining disasters in the Felling Colliery

Series of English mine disasters between 1812 and 1847

The Felling Colliery in Britain suffered four disasters in the 19th century, in 1812, 1813, 1821 and 1847. By far the worst of the four was the 1812 disaster which claimed 92 lives on 25 May 1812. The loss of life in the 1812 disaster was one of the motivators for the development of miners' safety lamps such as the Geordie lamp and the Davy lamp.

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