As the history books will tell you, the mining industry has taken thousands of lives over the years. When the Industrial ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Fraterville disaster is considered one of the worst mining accidents in our nation’s history. On May 19, 1902, a mining explosion in the Fraterville community of Anderson ...

Over 200 people were killed today after an explosion in a coal mine in Soma, Turkey. Rescue efforts are still underway, but this could be Turkey's worst mining accident ever, and among the worst mine ...

"An in-depth history of the worst industrial accident in US history. Monongah documents the events which led to the explosion that claimed hundreds of lives on the morning of December 6, 1907. Nearly ...

SOMA, Turkey — Rescuers struggled to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground early Wednesday after an explosion and a fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 166 workers, ...

A memorial service has been held to remember the victims of a Gwent mining disaster. Chris Evans, MP for Caerphilly, laid a floral tribute at the Welsh National and Universal Disaster Memorial Garden ...