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| Disasters |
Index |
Disasters |
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Northern England - covered by this web site |
| Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
| 03 |
Apr |
1845 |
Killingworth, West Moor |
NBL |
Explosion |
10 |
Names |
| 05 |
Apr |
1843 |
Stormont Main, Wreckington |
DUR |
Explosion |
27 |
Names |
| 11 |
Apr |
1797 |
Lumley |
DUR |
Explosion |
31 |
|
| 13 |
Apr |
1896 |
Brancepeth, A Pit |
DUR |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
20 |
Names |
| 16 |
Apr |
1766 |
South Biddick |
DUR |
Explosion |
27 |
Names |
| 18 |
Apr |
1882 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
37 |
Names |
| 19 |
Apr |
1888 |
St. Helen's, Workington |
CUL |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing |
30 |
Names |
| 19 |
Apr |
1882 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
13 |
Names |
| 19 |
Apr |
1882 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
13 |
Names |
| 19 |
Apr |
1841 |
Willington, Bigge's Pit |
NBL |
Explosion |
32 |
Names |
| 24 |
Apr |
1795 |
Paradise, Benwell |
NBL |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 28 |
Apr |
1816 |
Walbottle, Wellington Pit |
NBL |
Explosion |
14 |
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Rest of UK - not on this site |
| 01 |
Apr |
1869 |
High Brooks, Park Lane |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot |
37 |
|
| 02 |
Apr |
1891 |
Apedale, Sladerhill No. 3 Pit |
STS |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
10 |
Names |
| 09 |
Apr |
1908 |
Norton Hill, Slyving Vein Incline |
SOM |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
10 |
|
| 11 |
Apr |
1893 |
Great Western |
GLA |
Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine |
63 |
Names |
| 14 |
Apr |
1874 |
Astley Deep, Duckinfield |
CHS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignited by fire in old workings, caused by fall of ground and inadequate ventilation |
54 |
|
| 19 |
Apr |
1898 |
Whitwick |
LEI |
Gob fire |
35 |
Names |
| 24 |
Apr |
1852 |
Norley Hall |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
12 |
Names |
| 26 |
Apr |
1853 |
Old Park |
WOR |
Explosion, firedamp |
11 |
|
| 26 |
Apr |
1895 |
Quarter |
STI |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by naked light |
13 |
Names |
| 30 |
Apr |
1875 |
Bunkers Hill |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot-firing |
43 |
Names |
| 30 |
Apr |
1896 |
Micklefield |
YKS |
Explosion of firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by naked light |
62 |
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