WILLIAM PIT EXPLOSION – WHITEHAVEN – 1947
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WILLIAM PIT. Whitehaven, Cumberland. 21st. August, 1947. Whitehaven’s worst pit disaster occurred on Friday night when 104 men lost their lives at the William Pit following a violent explosion in the main haulage road about two and a half miles from the shaft. At the time of the explosion, there were 117 working underground and it was soon apparent that there were 10 survivors but the remaining 107 were trapped by heavy falls. The first sign to the surface that something was wrong was the continuous ringing of the bell in the engine winding room which indicated that wires had been crossed..... -
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Link: https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/cumberland/william-pit-explosion-whitehaven-1947/
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