O que dizem os registros
- Quando
- 12 de jan. de 1918
- Tipo
- Acidente em mina
- Coordenadas
- 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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- 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 “Minnie Pit disaster, a mining accident at Halmer End in the North Staffordshire Coalfield, kills 155 as the result of an explosion caused by firedamp”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
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