Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 12 janv. 1918
- Type
- Accident minier
- Coordonnées
- 53.04° N, 2.31° W
- Description
- Coal mining disaster
- Deaths
- 155
Minnie Pit Disaster
1918 coal mining accident in England
The Minnie Pit disaster was a coal mining accident that took place on 12 January 1918 in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys died. The disaster, which was caused by an explosion due to firedamp, is the worst ever recorded in the North Staffordshire Coalfield. An official investigation never established what caused the ignition of flammable gases in the pit.
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