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
1995 Daegu gas explosions At the ceremony, about 500 people including family members and citizens attended the ceremony and prayed for the victims' souls. 1995 Daegu gas explosions The 1995 Daegu gas explosions was a gas explosion that occurred at Daegu Metro Line 1, a construction site located in Sangin-dong, Daegu, South Korea, on 28 April 1995. At least 101 people, including 42 Yeoungnam Middle School students were killed with as many as 202 people injured. The event occurred on April 28th, 1995 at 7:52 am in the underground construction site of the 2nd Section of the Sagley Subway Line 2 at Nam High