Kinross mining disaster
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Kinross mining disaster
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The Kinross mine disaster resulted in the deaths of 177 miners and the injury of 235 others, making it one of the largest mining incidents in South Africa. The disaster occurred at the Kinross gold mine when welding set alight an acetylene cylinder. The tunnel walls were lined with a polyurethane foam coating to prevent water seepage, which caught alight, along with plastic wire coverings, releasing toxic fumes that suffocated the miners. After the disaster, the National Union of Mineworkers (NU
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1987 mine fire in South Africa with 177 fatalities
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinross_mining_disaster
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2024-01-20T05:16:55Z
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