Holditch Colliery Disaster

Quand

2 juil. 1937

Type

Accident minier

Coordonnées

53.03° N, 2.25° W

Description

1937 coal mining accident in England

1937 coal mining accident in England

The Holditch Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident on 2 July 1937, in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England, in which 30 men died and eight were injured. It was caused by a fire and subsequent explosions, and was exacerbated by a decision from management to risk the lives of mine workers to try to save the coal seam.

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