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The Hamstead Colliery Fire of 4th March 1908, killed 26 men in one day
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The Hamstead Colliery Fire of 4th March 1908, killed 26 men in one day
The Hamstead Colliery Fire of 4th March 1908, killed 26 men in one day. When a fire broke out there were 31 miners in the pit, 6 escaped before poisonous fumes built up in the roadways. Rescue teams made many attempts to reach the entombed men. On 11th March, 14 bodies were recovered, and 6 more were recovered the following day. One of the victims was a member of the rescue team from Altofts, John Welsby. Pictured, John Allport, hands miner H O Sell his Lamp. O Sell is carrying a caged bird, a mule cross between a canary and runnett, which is taken down the pit for testing purity of the air, 3rd January 1951
Birmingham Post and Mail Archive
Mirrorpix
United Kingdom
Media ID 21744861
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1951 Accidents Bird Birds Cigarette Coal Colliery Disasters Fires Health And Safety Miners Mines Mining Staffordshire
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