mine disaster
Shaft collapse tragedy
A mine disaster is a catastrophic event in an underground or surface mine that causes multiple deaths or injuries.
These typically involve explosions, collapses, fires, or flooding: The mine disaster trapped forty-seven workers underground.
The term often appears in historical contexts, as mining safety has improved significantly since the early twentieth century.
- collapseSudden structural failure
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- trappedUnable to escape
- rescueSave from harm
- rescue teamGroup saving endangered people
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- industrial accidentsindustrial accident, explosion, factory fire, chemical spill, gas explosion
- Coal Countryanthracite, coal dust, black lung, company towns, Scranton
- Labor Issuesstrike, lockout, union, labor dispute, layoff
- disastersearthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods, calamity
- mininggold, coal, oil, shafts, silver
- Mining Folklorekobold, knocker
mine disastermine rescue
Saving trapped underground workers
miraculous survival · safety record · near miss · close call
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