 | |
| Date | December 6, 1907 |
|---|---|
| Location | Monongah, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°27′37″N 80°12′49″W / 39.46028°N 80.21361°W |
| Cause | Coal mine disaster |
| Casualties | |
| 362 killed | |
The Monongah mining disaster was a coal mine explosion on December 6, 1907, at Fairmont Coal Company's Nos. 6 and 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia, which killed 362 miners. It has been described as "the worst mining disaster in American history"[1] and was one of the contributing events that led to the creation of the United States Bureau of Mines.
- ^ Felix, Elving. "Research Guides: Monongah Mine Disaster: Topics in Chronicling America: Introduction". guides.loc.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2023.