Northern England - covered by this web site |
| Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
| 05 |
Sep |
1922 |
Haig Pit |
CUL |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
39 |
Names |
| 08 |
Sep |
1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp or shot firing |
164 |
Names |
| 14 |
Sep |
1809 |
Killingworth |
NBL |
Explosion |
12 |
Names |
| 20 |
Sep |
1803 |
Wallsend, C Pit |
NBL |
Explosion |
13 |
Names |
| 21 |
Sep |
1833 |
Isabella Pit, Workington |
CUL |
Explosion of firedamp |
13 |
Names |
| 25 |
Sep |
1799 |
Wallsend |
NBL |
Explosion |
13 |
Names |
| 28 |
Sep |
1813 |
Fatfield, Hall Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
32 |
Names |
| 28 |
Sep |
1844 |
Haswell |
DUR |
Explosion |
95 |
Names |
| |
Rest of UK - not on this site |
| 03 |
Sep |
1902 |
Maclaren, No.1 Pit |
MON |
Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain |
14 |
Names |
| 05 |
Sep |
1889 |
Mauricewood |
MLN |
Underground fire, cause unknown, death caused by suffocation from smoke flowing into intake air |
63 |
Names |
| 06 |
Sep |
1871 |
Moss |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition not established |
70 |
|
| 07 |
Sep |
1950 |
Knockshinnock Castle |
AYR |
Inrush of liquid peat or moss from surface |
13 |
Names |
| 09 |
Sep |
1947 |
Ingham |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by spark from flame safety lamp |
12 |
Names |
| 10 |
Sep |
1886 |
Dean Lane |
SOM |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
10 |
|
| 11 |
Sep |
1878 |
Abercarne, Prince Of Wales |
MON |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established |
268 |
Names |
| 12 |
Sep |
1935 |
North Gawber (Lidgett) |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
19 |
Names |
| 18 |
Sep |
1959 |
Auchengeich |
LKS |
Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan |
47 |
Names |
| 22 |
Sep |
1934 |
Gresford |
DEN |
Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly spontaneous combustion |
265 |
Names |
| 25 |
Sep |
1923 |
Redding |
STI |
Inrush of water from old workings |
40 |
Names |
| 26 |
Sep |
1836 |
Burslem, Wedgewoods Pit |
STS |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 26 |
Sep |
1950 |
Creswell |
DBY |
Fire caused by frictional heating of torn belting |
80 |
Names |
| 26 |
Sep |
1861 |
South Mostyn |
FLN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
10 |
|
| 30 |
Sep |
1868 |
Wynnstay |
DEN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
10 |
|
