mine explosion
Underground tunnel catastrophe
A mine explosion is a violent blast occurring in an underground mine, typically caused by the ignition of accumulated gases like methane or coal dust.
These disasters have historically claimed thousands of lives and driven mining safety reforms: The mine explosion trapped forty-seven workers underground.
The term can also refer to the detonation of an explosive mine—the weapon designed to destroy vehicles or personnel.
- blastSudden forceful burst
- collapseSudden structural failure
- cave collapseUnderground chamber falling in
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
shaft · rescue · rescue team · search and rescue · trapped · underground · debris · gas · tunnel · disaster · black lung · cave-in · rubble · siren · dust · darkness · canary · safety
- Explosionsblast, detonation, boom, bang, burst
- industrial accidentsindustrial accident, factory fire, chemical spill, refinery fire, equipment failure
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
- Petersburg CampaignPetersburg, trenches, trench warfare, siege warfare, siege lines
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- Mining Folklorekobold, knocker