2021
SJ7948 : Minnie Pit Disaster (1918) Heritage site
taken 2 years ago, near to Halmer End, Staffordshire, England
Minnie Pit Disaster (1918) Heritage site
The Minnie Pit disaster was a coal mining accident that took place on 12 January 1918 in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys died. The disaster, which was caused by an explosion due to firedamp, is the worst ever recorded in the North Staffordshire Coalfield.
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