Mine Death Toll at 26 in Belgian Coal Mine Blast
The final death toll from the Charbonnages du Many coal mine explosion and fire in Serring Belgium is 26 killed. Of 40 miners trapped, 14 escaped and all but one were hospitalized for burns.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1953
Page
8
The final death toll from the Charbonnages du Many coal mine explosion and fire in Serring Belgium is 26 killed. Of 40 miners trapped, 14 escaped and all but one were hospitalized for burns.
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