Alabama Fuel and Iron Company Acton No. 2 Mine Explosion
Acton, Alabama
November 18, 1913
No. Killed - 24
USBM Final Investigation Report (13.2 Mb)
Includes correspondence, field notes, maps, telegrams, and news articles
An explosion occurred at this mine as a result of two or more blown out shots from very badly placed holes, probably charged with black powder. Of the 29 men in the mine, 24 were killed, 13 by injury or burns, and 11 by asphyxiation.
In the News
Boston Evening Transcript , Nov. 19, 1913
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Pensacola News Journal , Nov. 20, 1913
The Times and Democrat , Nov. 20, 1913
The North Wilkesboro Hustler , Nov. 21, 1913
The Western Sentinel , Nov. 21, 1913
Birmingham Post-Herald , Nov. 21, 1913
The Montgomery Advertiser , Nov. 21, 1913
The Birmingham News , Nov. 21, 1913
The Birmingham News , Nov. 22, 1913
The Agra Sentinel , Nov. 26, 1913