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Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Company
Elkhorn No. 3 Mine Fire

Evanston, Breathitt County, Kentucky
December 13, 1952
No. Killed - 4

USBM Accident Investigation Report  PDF Format
Sacramento Bee News Article  (3.5 Mb)  PDF Format
Lexington Herald-Leader, Dec. 15, 1952  PDF Format
A fire in this mine resulted in the death of four men.  The victims were Monticello Neace, Burgess Neace, Roland Grigsby, and Edgar E. Horn.

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