Wankie coal mine disaster
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title:
Wankie coal mine disaster
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The Wankie coal mine disaster took place on 6 June 1972 when a series of underground explosions occurred at the Wankie No. 2 colliery in Rhodesia, which was owned by the Anglo-American Corporation. With 427 fatalities, it remains the deadliest mine accident to date in the country's history. The disaster took place at the Wankie No.2 colliery in Wankie, in the Rhodesian province of Matabeleland North, when several gas explosions ripped through the mine. It was initially believed that 468 miners w
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1972 colliery accident in Zimbabwe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankie_coal_mine_disaster
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2023-04-13T11:25:53Z
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