Accident minier

West Stanley Pit Disaster

19 avr. 1882 · 54.87° N, 1.68° W

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19 avr. 1882
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Accident minier
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54.87° N, 1.68° W
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1882 and 1909 English coal mine explosions

West Stanley Pit disasters

1882 and 1909 English coal mine explosions

The West Stanley Pit disasters refers to two explosions in 1882 and 1909 at the West Stanley colliery, a coal mine near Stanley in County Durham, England. The mine opened in 1832 and closed in 1936. Several seams were worked over the years through four shafts: Kettledrum pit, Lamp pit, Mary pit and New pit. The 1882 explosion killed 13 men, while the 1909 explosion killed 168 men; 29 men survived the latter.

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