Pretoria Pit disaster (1910)

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The Pretoria Pit disaster (1910) was a catastrophic coal mining explosion in Lancashire, England, that killed over 300 miners and became one of Britain’s worst mining tragedies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal mining accident
industrial accident
mining disaster
alsoKnownAs Hulton Colliery disaster
Pretoria Pit explosion
category 1910 disasters in the United Kingdom
coal mining disasters in England
explosions in 1910
industrial disasters in the United Kingdom
mining in Lancashire
cause coal dust ignition
methane gas explosion
underground explosion
commemoratedOn annual memorial services in Westhoughton
country United Kingdom
date 21 December 1910
era Edwardian era
historicalCounty Lancashire
impact contributed to debate on coal mining regulations in the UK
led to public outcry over mine safety
industry coal mining
languageOfName English
locatedIn England
Lancashire
Westhoughton
memorial Pretoria Pit disaster memorial in Westhoughton
mineComplex Hulton Colliery
mineName Pretoria Pit
mineType coal mine
municipality Westhoughton Urban District
linked to: Westhoughton
numberOfDeaths 344
over 300
numberOfInjured several
operator Hulton Colliery Company
partOf history of Lancashire
history of mining in the United Kingdom
region Greater Manchester (modern)
linked to: Greater Manchester
relatedTo Gresford disaster
Senghenydd colliery disaster
significance one of the worst coal mining disasters in England
one of the worst mining disasters in British history
victimDemographics boys
men
victimOccupation coal miners
year 1910

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Westhoughton notableEvent Pretoria Pit disaster (1910)
Westhoughton historicalEvent Pretoria Pit disaster
linked to: Pretoria Pit disaster (1910)
Pretoria Pit disaster (1910) alsoKnownAs Pretoria Pit explosion
linked to: Pretoria Pit disaster (1910)