A closer look at eight of the worst coal mining disasters ...
· Widely considered to be the worst coal mining disaster in history, the accident Benxihu Colliery disasters was caused due to a gas and coal dust explosion in the Honkeiko coal mine, loed near Benxi in the Liaoning province of China. The accident, which took place on 26 April 1942, resulted in the death of more than 1,540 miners. Most of the fatalities were reported to have been caused by ...