The Lochnagar Mine

One of the most famous and dramatic landmarks on the Somme battlefield is the Lochnagar mine crater near the village of La Boisselle. The yawning chasm is the result of a massive explosion at the opening of the battle at 7.28 a.m. on 1 st July 1916. This article tells you how and why it was blown, who dug it, what effect it had on the Germans, and whether it …

Massive Mining Explosion Kills More Than 60, Leaving Over …

Featured image via Shutterstock and does not show actual scene. Photo for representational purposes only. A powerful explosion near a gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, West Africa killed 63 people and injured over 100 on Monday.. Those who suffered from injuries due to the blast are now being treated at the Regional Hospital Center in Gaoua. ...

130-years later, historian recounts 'devastating' Nanaimo mine

The tragedy was the second worst mining disaster in Canada's history. Vancouver Island coal historian and author T.W. Paterson told NanaimoNewsNOW the tragedy had a massive ripple-effect on Nanaimo, which he said was home to a little more than 2,000 people at that time. "I liken it to a small nuclear device on a city," Paterson said.

Coal mine explodes in Oklahoma | January 7, 1892

A massive mine explosion leaves nearly 100 dead in Krebs, Oklahoma, on January 7, 1892. The disaster, the worst mining catastrophe in Oklahoma's history, was mainly due to the mine owner's ...

3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast caused by …

Several people died and many others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria's largest cities Tuesday night, …

Mine explosion in Nuristan kills one, injures another

According to him, the explosion happened while miners were attempting to set fire to a tunnel in the mine. Haidari added that as a result of the explosion, a person named Ihsanullah was killed, and another individual, Shahidullah, was injured. The injured person was taken to the Duab district hospital, and his condition is currently stable.

Building collapses, gas blasts, mine cave-ins and more.

-- Open-pit mine collapses in February in China's northern Inner Mongolia region, burying dozens under rubble and killing 53. The company running the mine was fined the previous year for multiple safety violations.-- A massive explosion at a chemical plant in northeastern China killed at least 13 people in January. Some 35 other people were ...

At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast

A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20, Iran's state media said on Sunday.

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After the explosion, the New River Company (which also owned the nearby Parral mine, home to an explosion that killed 23 in 1906) renamed the mines to make it easier to attract new workers, with Stuart becoming Lochgelly and Parral becoming Summerlee.

A WW1 explosion in Belgium was so big that it was heard …

On the morning of June 7, 1917, after a dry quip to journalists about how he didn't know whether he and his men's actions "shall change history tomorrow," but would "certainly alter the geography," a British major general ordered a series of mines set off, detonating an almost 1 million pounds of explosives, killing about 1,000 German soldiers, and causing leaders in …

This Explosion Was the Biggest Blast Before Atomic Bombs

This Explosion Was the Biggest Blast Before Atomic Bombs. On June 7, 1917, British forces detonated 19 massive mines beneath German trenches, blasting tons of soil, steel, and bodies into the sky.

Bodies found after gas explosion causes coal mine …

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — At least three miners have died after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in a remote area of southwest Pakistan, officials said Friday, as authorities launched an operation …

Rescuers in Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who …

Local residents gather as rescuers conduct an operation to recover coal mine workers following a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in Singidi, a remote area of southwest ...

At least 31 killed in Iran after methane leak sparks …

At least 31 people have been killed and 16 are injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports.

Death toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran rises …

Iran's mining industry has been struck by disasters before. In 2017, a coal mine explosion killed at least 42 people. In 2013, 11 workers were killed in two separate mining incidents. In 2009, several incidents killed a total …

Mine Disaster Investigations Since 2000 | Mine Safety and …

MSHA investigates all serious and fatal mining accidents, then issues a comprehensive report of its findings. On this page are investigative reports, internal reviews and independent assessments of high-profile mining disasters that have occurred since 2000. Upper Big Branch Mine-South On April 5, 2010, a massive coal dust explosion at this coal mine in Montcoal, West ia, killed …

The Explosion Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary

In his understated, elegiac account of a massive mine explosion, British poet Philip Larkin (1922-1985) measures the impact of the disaster on the men killed in the mine and on their families who gather in a memorial service to mourn the loss, struggling to make sense of it. The poem itself struggles to come to terms with death that is sudden ...

The Immigrant Miners of Dawson, New Mexico

One hundred years ago today, on October 22, 1913, a massive coal mine explosion occurred in Dawson, New Mexico at the Stag Canyon Fuel Company's Mine No. 2. ... They all died in the same day: 22nd of October 1913 in the explosion of Dawson mine. Reply. Sharon E. Hall on November 8, 2013 at 11:41 am Thank you so much for the information. That ...

History

The Explosion. On Saturday 1st July 1916, at 7.28am, two minutes before the attack began, the mine was exploded, leaving the massive crater 70ft (21m) deep and 330 ft (100 m) wide, that we see today.

45 years ago, a massive explosion rocked eastern Birmingham

The explosion happened because a fire started the night of Sunday, July 25, 1971 at the Ruffner No. 2 mine, which was inactive. An employee with Phillips Blasting Co. doing a check noticed flames ...

Top 30 Most Astonishing Mining Disasters in History

An underground fire broke out in a mine at the Courrières coal mine, which triggered a massive explosion. It is suspected that the cause of the fire may be due to improper handling of mining explosives, or the burning of …

Explosion at a coal mine in Iran kills at least 33 workers

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters …

Colombia mine explosion kills 11 people, four missing

An explosion at a coal mine in Colombia's Boyaca province killed 11 people and left four missing, the national mining agency (ANM) said on Sunday.

Top 30 Most Astonishing Mining Disasters in History

The Blantyre mining disaster, which took place in Blantyre, Scotland, on the morning of October 22, 1877, was the worst mining accident in Scotland history. Pits No.2 and 3 of the Blantyre mine were the explosion site, which killed 207 miners, the youngest being an 11-year-old boy. 10. Kinross Mining Disaster, South Africa (September 16, 1986)

WRAP | Joburg explosion: City confirms blast caused by …

PODCAST | Joburg explosion: One week later and zero developments on who is at fault. It's been a week since a suspected gas leak caused a deadly explosion in the Johannesburg CBD. Dozens were left injured, and one person died. Join News24's Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with Alex Patrick, a Johannesburg Metro reporter at News24, as they ...

Ticking Time Bomb? The Mines At Messines -Over 1 Million …

Messines Ridge from hill 63 (George Butler, Wikipedia) The attack was unleashed just before dawn on the 6 th of June, and the opening action represented the culmination of years of work. Since 1915 teams of miners from Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand had been tunnelling the area between the opposing lines.

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On December 6, 1907, a massive explosion ripped through the Fairmont Coal Company's No. 6 and 8 mines in Monongah, Marion County.The powerful blast, which shook the earth and was heard several miles away, killed at least 361 men, making it the …

3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast caused by …

A van is seen near the rubble of a building at the site of an explosion in Ibadan, Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Several people died and many others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria's largest cities Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in …

జమ్మూ కాశ్మీర్‎లో భారీ పేలుడు.. ఆరుగురు …

సంక్రాంతి పండుగ వేళ జమ్మూ కాశ్మీర్‎లో భారీ పేలుడు ...

The collapse and explosion of a massive star: B.O.A.T.

The collapse and explosion of a massive star: B.O.A.T. April 19, 2024 Above: Artist's visualization of GRB 221009A showing the narrow relativistic jets (emerging from a central black hole) that gave rise to the gamma-ray burst and the expanding remains of the original star ejected via the supernova explosion. CREDIT: M. GELLER / NORTHWESTERN…

Massive explosion near Russia's Arctic naval base sparks …

Two massive explosions took ... said that the explosions could have occurred either "during the disposal of munitions or in the case of sabotage using mining." As for what caused the explosion, ...

Massive explosion in Ghana mining region leaves …

A vehicle transporting mining explosives between the gold mines of Tarkwa and Chirano in Ghana's Western Region collided with a motorcycle in the small town of Apiate on Thursday afternoon.

Iran coal mine explosion: At least 33 workers killed | CTV News

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 33 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

Massive Tragedy Strikes Coal Mine in Iran: Dozens Dead …

In 2017, an explosion at a coal mine in Golestan province killed 43 miners, and in 2021, a mine collapse resulted in two fatalities. These recurring tragedies have raised serious questions about the safety standards and emergency preparedness in Iran's mining operations.

Random Explosions in Mineshaft

In Mine shafts, TNT Mine carts will spawn on top of rails. There's also a chance that activator rails spawn down in the Mine shafts. Sometimes these two probabilities overlap, making an explosion when you load into the chunk (16 x 16 "Chunk" of blocks) This is because activator rails activate TNT Mine carts.

Pakistan Coal Mine Explosion: Death Toll Rises To 11, …

The death toll from a devastating coal mine explosion in the Sanjdi area of Pakistan's Balochistan province has climbed to 11, as rescue workers recovered more bodies from the collapsed structure.