Fire at Michael Colliery, East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Sep. 09, 1967 - Six die in Blazing Colliery Disaster in Scotland.: Two miners were rescued yesterday after being trapped underground for nearly 12 hours by a fire in Michael Colliery, one of Scotland's biggest mines in East Wemyss, Fife. Six men are known to have died and three others are still missing. Nearly 300 men escaped from the fire. Photo shows Pit disaster at Michael Colliery, East Wemyss, Fife (Sat 9 Sep)- Women and children wait at pithead for news of trapped miners
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