Bilsthorpe Colliery disaster

Title

Bilsthorpe Colliery disaster

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:55

Description

George Matheson reports from the scene on the Bilsthorpe Colliery disaster in Nottinghamshire in which 3 miners died and concerns over safety. Survivor Paul Smith talks about what happened; Ken Coates Labour MEP on surviving a roof collapse when he was a miner; John Longden British Coal says he would never put miners at risk.

Contributors

George Matheson; John Longden; Paul Smith; Ken Coates

Keywords

Coal mining; Mining disasters; Coal mines; Mines; Nottinghamshire; Mine safety; Mining inspection; Bilsthorpe Colliery

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