Scotia Coal Mine Disaster, March 9 and 11, 1976


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Scotia - Coal Mine of Doom


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On March 9 1976, a terrific explosion ripped through the Scotia Coal Mine in Oven Fork, Kentucky, killing 15 men. Two days later 13 men were sent inside the mine to investigate the cause of the disaster, only to experience another devastating explosion which killed 11 of those 13 men. The mine was then sealed with the 11 bodies still inside the mine until their recovery over eight months later. This is the full story of those deadly blasts that nearly destroyed the Scotia Mine.













Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications


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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index




Information Circular


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Down the Mine


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"What you are about to read is based on the events of the Scotia Mine Disaster, which occurred on March 9th and March 11th, 1976, in two separate methane gas explosions. The first explosion claimed the lives of 15, while the second, 11. This story is written from a first-person fictional account of what one may have experienced on that day."--Introduction.




Scotia Mine disaster, 1976


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