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 at Michael Colliery, one of Scotland's biggest mines in East Wemyss, Fife. Six men are known to have died and nearly 300 men escaped from fire. Photo shows 62 year old John McArthur, one of the miners who was rescued from the blazing pit after being trapped for nearly 12 hours, pictured at home with his wife after his terrible ordeal
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