1947 Centralia mine disaster

1947 Centralia mine disaster

On March 25, 1947 at 3:30pm, a massive explosion claimed 111 lives in the No. 5 Mine, Centralia, Illinois. Only 31 miners escaped.

External links

* [http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/centrali.htm Illinois Labor History Society article]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmarion/mine.html Survivors Story and article]


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