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What is Firedamp?

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Firedamp is methane and other flammable gases, often mixed with air ...

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Newspaper article from: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) ...seven tubs worth of coal down at the pit face. The smell of firedamp, a mix of explosive gases found underground, was a sign that...1926 suggested half of the 38 victims were suffocated by the firedamp gas. It cleared the pit company William Benson and Son Ltd...
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Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) ...particular method of photography was necessary for one vital reason: Firedamp. The use of any flashguns in the coal shafts and pit bottoms was forbidden because of firedamp. The result is a stunning book, one which gives as good an insight...
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Newspaper article from: Ukraine News ...MINE-METHANE-EXPLOSION Rescue efforts halted due to fresh firedamp outburst in Haiovy coal pit Kyiv, October 16 (Interfax...found. One body cannot be taken from under the rock. The firedamp outburst occurred at 8.09 yesterday at a depth of 860 meters...
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Newspaper article from: China Business News ...15 miners have so far been rescued. Excessive levels of firedamp had accumulated in the number two well at the mine, which...mine shut down, cutting off the ventilation system. As the firedamp built up to dangerous levels, the miners asked to exit the...
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