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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pretoria Pit disaster | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mining accident
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industrial accident ⓘ mining disaster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hulton Colliery disaster
NERFINISHED
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Pretoria Pit explosion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1910 disasters in the United Kingdom
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coal mining disasters in England ⓘ explosions in 1910 ⓘ industrial disasters in the United Kingdom ⓘ mining in Lancashire ⓘ |
| cause |
coal dust ignition
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methane gas explosion ⓘ underground explosion ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual memorial services in Westhoughton ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 21 December 1910 ⓘ |
| era | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to debate on coal mining regulations in the UK
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led to public outcry over mine safety ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Lancashire ⓘ Westhoughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | Pretoria Pit disaster memorial in Westhoughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineComplex | Hulton Colliery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineName | Pretoria Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineType | coal mine ⓘ |
| municipality | Westhoughton Urban District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
344
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over 300 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | several ⓘ |
| operator | Hulton Colliery Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Lancashire
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history of mining in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester (modern) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gresford disaster
NERFINISHED
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Senghenydd colliery disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the worst coal mining disasters in England
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one of the worst mining disasters in British history ⓘ |
| victimDemographics |
boys
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men ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | coal miners ⓘ |
| year | 1910 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Pretoria Pit disaster
subject surface form:
Westhoughton