O que dizem os registros
- Quando
- 19 de fev. de 1857
- Tipo
- Acidente em mina
- Coordenadas
- 53.52° N, 1.40° W
- Description
- coal mining accident in Wombwell, Yorkshire, UK
- Deaths
- 189
Lundhill Colliery explosion
Coal mining accident in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England
The Lundhill Colliery explosion was a coal mining accident which took place on 19 February 1857 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, UK in which 189 men and boys aged between 10 and 59 died. It is one of the biggest industrial disasters in the country's history and it was caused by a firedamp explosion. It was the first disaster to appear on the front page of the Illustrated London News.
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- Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Lundhill Colliery explosion at Wombwell in the South Yorkshire Coalfield kills 189 miners”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
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