Courrières mine disaster
A coaldust explosion, the cause of which is not known with certainty, devastated a coal mine operated by the Compagnie des mines de houille de Courrières. Victims lived nearby in the villages of Méricourt (404 people killed), Sallaumines (304 killed), BillyMontigny (114 people killed), and NoyellessousLens (102 people killed).
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