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Lancashire, March 1853

Lancashire, March 1853

 

London Illustrated News, 26th March 1853
Frightful Colliery Accident at Wigan.

An explosion took place on Wednesday, at Arley Mine, Wigan, belonging to the Ince Hall Company. Seventy-five men were in the pit at the time, of which twenty were killed, thirty burned, and twenty-five were still in the mine at noon on Thursday.

It is feared that some will die out of the thirty injured. How many of the twenty-five in the pit are alive is unknown. All are supposed to be dead.

The explosion took place at the bottom of the upcast shaft. A furnace there had been relighted, after repairs, and gas having accumulated, it ignited, and caused the explosion.


Submitted by Alan Vickers
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