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Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company
Lamb Mine Explosion

Madrid, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
December 6, 1930
No. Killed – 5



Cause of Explosion: Gas ignition by arc from oil switch.

Note: Names were on a map and mixed up in the report. It was difficult to determine who was killed and who escaped.




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