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Pratt No. 3 Mine Fire

Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama
November 15, 1908
No. Killed - 8

See also: Pratt No. 1 Shaft Explosion, May 22, 1891
Pratt Slope No. 2 Explosion, Mar. 19, 1898
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