1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster explained

23.8°N 86.45°WThe 1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster occurred on 28 May 1965, in a coal mine near Dhanbad, India. An explosion occurred in Dhori colliery near Dhanbad, which led to fire in the mine. The fire killed 268 miners.[1] [2] Dhori colliery is located near Bermo.[3] [4] [5] The mine was at the time owned by the Raja of Ramgarh.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 58, Issues 9-17. 1966. India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha Council of States Secretariat. 1876. ..were killed in all including 268 in the Dhori Colliery Disaster on 28-5-65..
  2. Book: Link, Volume 15, Part 3. 1973. United India Periodicals, 1973. 16. It was the worst mining disaster since the Dhori explosion in May, 1965. The families of 268 miners who lost their lives in the Dhori mine blast, then owned by the Ramgarh Raja, have not yet received a single paisa as compensation..
  3. Web site: The Ten Worst Worldwide Mining Disasters. 7 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418115719/http://www.epicdisasters.com/index.php/site/comments/the_ten_worst_worldwide_mining_disasters . 18 April 2010 .
  4. Book: India Since 1947: The Independent Years By Gopa Sabharwal. 2007. 104.
  5. Book: The Indian & Eastern Engineer. 1978. 129.

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