Monongah mining disaster
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The Monongah mining disaster was a coal mine explosion on December 6, 1907, at Fairmont Coal Company's Nos. 6 and 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia, which killed 362 miners. It has been described as "the worst mining disaster in American history"[1] and was one of the contributing events that led to the creation of the United States Bureau of Mines.
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Date | December 6, 1907 (1907-12-06) |
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Location | Monongah, West Virginia, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°27′37″N 80°12′49″W |
Cause | Coal mine disaster |
Casualties | |
362 killed |
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