Farmington Mine Disaster
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| Number of deaths | 78 |
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| ID | 1191881 |
About Farmington Mine Disaster
The Farmington Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 5:30 a. m. on November 20, 1968, at the Consol No. 9 coal mine north of Farmington and Mannington, West Virginia, United States. The explosion was large enough to be felt in Fairmont, almost 12 miles away. At the time, 99 miners were inside.
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