Luisenthal Mine

Coordinates: 49°15′02″N 6°54′18″E / 49.25056°N 6.90500°E / 49.25056; 6.90500
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The Luisenthal Mine was a coal mine near Völklingen. The mine was known as the site of the largest mine accident in the history of the German Federal Republic, when 299 miners died on 7 February 1962.

1962 mine disaster[edit]

On 7 February 1962 a methane explosion occurred after the opening of a methane-containing cavern in the Alsbach field. This triggered a larger coal dust explosion with devastating effects. 284 workers were killed, making this the greatest mining catastrophe in the history of the Saarland coal mining area.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ The Associated Press Library of Disasters: Nuclear and Industrial Disasters. Associated Press. 1998. ISBN 9780717291762.

49°15′02″N 6°54′18″E / 49.25056°N 6.90500°E / 49.25056; 6.90500