Chasnala mining disaster

Chasnala mining disaster
Date27 December 1975 (1975-12-27)
LocationDhanbad, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
CauseWater from adjacent mine gushed after the wall in between collapsed
Deaths375
Convicted2 (in 2012)
Verdict1 year imprisonment and Rs. 5000 fine each

The Chasnala mining disaster was a disaster that happened on 27 December 1975 in a coal mine in Chasnala near Dhanbad in the Indian state of Jharkhand. An explosion in the mine followed by flooding killed 375 miners.