Pit explosion announced

Title

Pit explosion announced

Genre

Speech

TX Date

13 Jun 1975

Year of production

1975

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Duration

00:01:03

Description

Parliamentary speech by employment minister Albert Booth announcing an explosion at Houghton Main Colliery in south Yorkshire, with unknown causes resulting in five deaths and one man with serious injuries. Promises full investigation.

Further information

see: <http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1975/jun/13/houghton-main-colliery-explosion>

Contributors

Albert Booth

Keywords

Deaths; Mining disasters; Coal mines; Explosions

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