A coal-dust explosion inside the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. The U.S. Department of Labor lists the disaster as the second worst U.S. mining disaster since 1940.
A coal-dust explosion inside the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. The U.S. Department of Labor lists the disaster as the second worst U.S. mining disaster since 1940.