Picture No | 10215841 |
Date | 1877 |
Description | The colliery explosion at Wigan 1877 |
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The explosion at Pemberton Collieries near Wigan. The tragedy was caused by firedamp gas exploding, killing between thirty and forty men. Three managers were suffocated after re-entering the mine to save others.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 20 October 1877 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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