Accident minier

Sneyd Colliery Disaster

1 janv. 1942 · 53.05° N, 2.18° W

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Quand
1 janv. 1942
Type
Accident minier
Coordonnées
53.05° N, 2.18° W
Description
Coal mine accident in Stoke-on-Trent, England in 1942. 57 dead, 4 survivors.
Deaths
57

Sneyd Colliery Disaster

Coal mine disaster in England

The Sneyd Colliery Disaster was a coal mining accident on 1 January 1942 in Burslem in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent. An underground explosion occurred at 7:50 am, caused by sparks from wagons underground igniting coal dust. A total of 57 men and boys died.

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