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Oaks explosion
The Oaks explosion occurred at the Oaks Colliery, near Stairfoot, Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire on 12 December 1866 killing more than 380 miners and rescuers. The disaster happened after a series of explosions caused by flammable gases ripped through the workings. It remains the worst colliery or mining disaster in England, and the second worst mining accident in the United Kingdom, after the Welsh Senghenydd Colliery Disaster.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14941020〕
==Background==
The Oaks Colliery, which was one of the largest coal mines working the Barnsley area in South Yorkshire Coalfield, mined a seam that was notorious for firedamp. Almost 20 years before, on 5 March 1847, the Oaks Colliery suffered its first disaster when a blast killed 73 men and boys. As mine management were aware of firedamp, there were strict rules about the use of safety lamps. A ventilation system was also used to carry any gas that emerged from the seam out of the mine. However the coal in this seam was known to contain methane making it a very dangerous working environment.
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