1919 Kimball mining disaster
1919 explosion in West Virginia, USA
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Date | July 18, 1919 |
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Location | Carswell coal mine in Kimball, West Virginia which was owned by the Tazewell Creek Coal company |
Cause | Coal mine explosion |
Casualties | |
6 dead |
The Kimball mining disaster happened on July 18, 1919, at the Carswell coal mine in Kimball, West Virginia, killing six miners. [1] Initial reports said that 221 men had been killed but they were trapped by the explosion. A rescue party was able to dig through the wreckage, allowing 215 to return alive to the surface. [2]
Bibliography
Notes
- ^ Greenberg 2006, p. 192.
- ^ The Oklahoma City Times 1919, p. 1.
References
- Greenberg, Michael I. (2006). Encyclopedia of Terrorist, Natural, and Man-made Disasters. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 9780763737825. - Total pages: 295
- The Oklahoma City Times (July 18, 1919). "Rescuers Search For bodies of 14 men in Wreckage". The Oklahoma City Times. Oklahoma City. ISSN 2333-0201. OCLC 13764083. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
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