Senghenydd Colliery Disaster
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| Number of deaths | 439 |
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About Senghenydd Colliery Disaster
The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion, occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. The explosion, which killed 439 miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom.
Senghenydd colliery disaster Photos
