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Abercarn colliery disaster : ウィキペディア英語版 | Abercarn colliery disaster
The Abercarn colliery disaster was a catastrophic explosion within the Prince of Wales Colliery in the Welsh village of Abercarn (then in the county of Monmouthshire), on 11 September 1878, killing 268 men and boys (though an exact number of casualties remains unknown). The cause was assumed to have been the ignition of firedamp by a safety lamp. The disaster is the third worst for loss of life to occur within the South Wales Coalfield. ==Explosion== Shortly after midday on 11 September 1878, with 325 men and boys working underground, a large explosion ripped through the Prince of Wales Colliery. The colliery’s steam whistle blew, signalling that an emergency was underway, drawing colliers and the families of those trapped to the pit head. The explosion caused significant damage to mine’s roadways and to the bottom of the main shaft. Several fires ignited the coal seams and supporting timber structures filling the mine with smoke.
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