The world's worst coal mining disasters
Laobaidong disaster is the most fatal coal mine disaster since the inception of People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Disaster (1963) – Japan. The Mitsui Miike coal mine explosion occurred on 9 November 1963, at Mitsui Miike coal mine in Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan. As a result of the accident 458 miners were killed and ...