Senghenydd colliery disaster
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The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion, occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. The explosion, which
Crowds await news at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.
Sir William Lewis in 1891
Le Petit Journal illustration of the Courrières mine disaster
A rescue team leaving the pit
Afterdamp
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Afterdamp is the toxic mixture of gases left in a mine following an explosion caused by methane-rich firedamp, which itself can initiate a much larger explosion of coal dust. The term is etymologicall
Senghenydd colliery disaster
…present. The miners in the east side of the workings were evacuated, but the men in the western section bore the brunt of the explosion, fire and afterdamp—a poisonous mixture of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen left after an explosion. Fires in the workings hampered rescue efforts, and it took…
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