50 years ago today, a massive explosion ripped through the Consolidation Coal Company’s Number 9 mine near Farmington. Twenty-one miners were able to escape, but another 78 were trapped inside. It led to passage of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, which placed strict rules on mine roof supports and ventilation. Learn more here: http://www.wvpublic.org/post/november-20-1968-farmington-mine-explosion-kills-78 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Today in 1968, the Farmington Mine Disaster took the lives of 78 miners at the Consol No. 9 coal mine in Farmington, West Virginia. After the disaster, the U.S. Congress strengthened mine safety laws and coal miner health and safety rights in the United States. We will always remember those fallen miners for their hard work and sacrifice. | West By God Virginia
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