History of coal miners inventiveness in clothing their families. Mining has always been dangerous, because of methane gas explosions, roof cave-ins, and the difficulty of mines rescue. The worst single disaster in British coal mining history was at Senghenydd in the South Wales coalfield. On the morning of 14 October 1913 an explosion and subsequent fire killed 436 men and boys. It followed a series of many extensive Mining accidents such as The Oaks explosion of 1866 and the Hartley Colliery Disaster of 1862. Most of the explosions were caused by firedamp ignitions followed by coal dust explosions. Deaths were mainly caused by carbon
Merrimack Valley gas explosions his smoke alarm went off; as he was extinguishing it he heard a boom from a neighbor's house and the ground shook. All of the fires were put out by 6:45pm. One man was killed when a chimney fell on his car, twenty-five others were reported injured, and Lawrence General Hospital received three patients including one firefighter. Once it was realized that the fires were being caused by over-pressurized gas mains, residents whose gas is supplied by Columbia Gas were told to evacuate their homes. There is no indication that foul play was involved. Gas services for approximately 8,000 residents