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US Mine Disasters Fast Facts | NewsChannel 3-12


Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States.
Timeline
December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 Coal Mines in Monongah, West Virginia.
November 13, 1909 – 259 miners are killed in a fire at the Cherry Mine in Cherry, Illinois.
October 22, 1913 – An explosion kills 263 at the Stag Canon No. 2 coal mine in Dawson, New Mexico.
June 8, 1917 – 163 miners are killed in a fire at the Granite Mountain Shaft Mine in Butte, Montana.
January 10, 1940 – 91 miners are killed by an explosion at Pond Creek No. 1 in Bartley, West Virginia. ....

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