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Shaft No. 3 Explosion

South Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
October 29, 1896
No. Killed - 6



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Four miners were killed in the gas explosion.  In an attempt to rescue any survivors, two fire bosses were suffocated by afterdamp.

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