OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Scotia mine disaster in Letcher County. Two explosions on March 9th and 11th, 1976 killed 26 men. It was one of ...
Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Fraterville disaster is considered one of the worst mining accidents in our nation’s history. On May 19, 1902, a mining explosion in the Fraterville community of Anderson ...
SOMA, Turkey — Rescuers struggled to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground early Wednesday after an explosion and a fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 166 workers, ...
"An in-depth history of the worst industrial accident in US history. Monongah documents the events which led to the explosion that claimed hundreds of lives on the morning of December 6, 1907. Nearly ...
Over 200 people were killed today after an explosion in a coal mine in Soma, Turkey. Rescue efforts are still underway, but this could be Turkey's worst mining accident ever, and among the worst mine ...
SABINAS, Mexico, May 6 (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled a seventh body from a collapsed coal mine in northern Mexico on Friday as families gave up hope of finding seven other trapped workers alive after an ...
A memorial service has been held to remember the victims of a Gwent mining disaster. Chris Evans, MP for Caerphilly, laid a floral tribute at the Welsh National and Universal Disaster Memorial Garden ...