Coal mining has produced some of the deadliest industrial accidents in modern history. From methane explosions and coal dust ignition to structural collapse and flooding, the industry’s worst ...

On November 20, 1968, a massive explosion tore through the Consol Number Nine coal mine in Farmington, West Virginia, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers pass by an ambulance in the aftermath of an explosion at Changzhi ...

China Lowers Death Toll in Shanxi Coal Mine Disaster to 82 BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - The chaos in the aftermath ⁠of ⁠China's worst mine disaster ⁠in 17 years led to a revision in the death toll to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescuers work at the site following a gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, China May 23, 2026.

Death toll may rise as teams battle collapsed shafts and toxic gas underground A blast at a coal mine killed at least 34 workers in southern Pakistan, the provincial disaster agency said on Friday, ...

The death toll in Turkey’s worst-ever coal mining disaster is currently being reported at 282 as of this afternoon, and hope is quickly fading for another 150 coal miners who remain trapped below ...

Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla visit the site of the Aberfan mining disaster, 60 years after tragedy and royal controversy.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi, the country's main coal mining province, killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday. The cause of the explosion, ...