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Midvale Coal Company
Midvale Mine Fire
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
October 1, 1898
No. Killed - 5
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Five men lost their lives by suffocation caused by the timber in the intake airway taking fire.
The deceased:
- Peter Creek, miner, age 45
- Peter Crowle, laborer, age 38
- Martin Simatovich, laborer, age 40
- John Forinsky, miner, age 28
- Joseph Toropski, miner, age 42
Source: 1898 Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Annual Report
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