
Worst Mining Disasters In Human History WorldAtlas
1 Benxihu colliery, Liaoning, China, April 1942 (1,549 deaths) A gas and coal dust explosion was the culprit behind this disaster at the infamous Benxihu colliery, in Liaoning, China The underground gas explosion took place on the 26th of April, 1942 Around 1,549 miners died, mostly due to suffocation resulting from breathing in carbon monoxide

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The Halifax Explosion – 2,000 dead, 9,000 injured View looking south, showing the damage c” by BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives On the morning of the 6th December 1917, Halifax, Canada, the world bore witness to the largest manmade preatomic

Five of the worst workplace disasters in history | Donesafe
The Halifax Explosion – 2,000 dead, 9,000 injured View looking south, showing the damage c” by BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives On the morning of the 6th December 1917, Halifax, Canada, the world bore witness to the largest manmade preatomic