This was the worst of a spate of mine disasters in Wales that occurred during a period of poor mine safety from 1850 to 1930. The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion (Welsh: Tanchwa Senghennydd), occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. On June 25, 1894, 290 died at the Albion Colliery in Cilfynydd, Glamorgan in a gas explosion. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The explosion, which killed 439 miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom. William Pit disaster: 1947 (15 August) Coal mining disaster at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in England" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. Universal Colliery, on the South Wales Coalfield, extracted steam coal, which was much in demand. 101: Naval Steam Colliery explosion: 1880 (10 December) 102: HMS Feversham: 1711 (7 October) Shipwrecked off Scatarie Island, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. This list may not reflect recent changes . Category:Coal mining disasters in England. Some of the region's coal seams contained high quantities of firedamp, a highly explosive ga… A gas explosion wrecked the mine. October 14, 1913: Senghenydd Colliery disaster, the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom; 439 workers died in Wales. 104: HMS Brazen: 1800 (26 January) Shipwrecked off Newhaven, Sussex. 102: Pelican: 1793 (20 March) Sank in the River Mersey. The death toll was 439, making it the most deadly mine accident in the UK. October 22, 1913: Dawson Stag Canon Number 2 Mine disaster, near Dawson, New Mexico, where 263 workers were killed due to illegal use of dynamite. Almost a century ago the worst mining disaster in UK history occurred, killing 439 men and boys working in Senghenydd, Glamorgan in 1913.

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