Gresford disaster
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title:
Gresford disaster
text:
The Gresford disaster occurred on 22 September 1934 at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, when an explosion and underground fire killed 261 men. Gresford is one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters: a controversial inquiry into the disaster did not conclusively identify a cause, though evidence suggested that failures in safety procedures and poor mine management were contributory factors. Further public controversy was caused by the decision to seal the colliery's damaged sections permanently
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1934 coal mining disaster near Wrexham, Wales
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresford_disaster
date created:
2006-06-24T16:21:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T17:31:57Z
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