Oaks explosion
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title:
Oaks explosion
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The Oaks explosion, which happened at a coal mine in West Riding of Yorkshire on 12 December 1866, remains the worst mining disaster in England. A series of explosions caused by firedamp ripped through the underground workings at the Oaks Colliery at Hoyle Mill near Stairfoot in Barnsley killing 361 miners and rescuers. It was the worst mining disaster in the United Kingdom until the 1913 Senghenydd explosion in Wales.
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1866 British mining disaster
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaks_explosion
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2023-09-21T18:14:31Z
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