Disasters | Mining Disasters | United States Mining Disasters | Burnett No. 5 Mine Disaster 1918
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History and Circumstances
- Date: 28 Aug 1918
- Location: Burnett, Washington
- Victims: 12 deaths, 3 injuries
- Cause: Explosion
Mine History
The mine in Burnett, Washington employed anywhere from 100-200 people in the late nineteenth century.[1] At their peak, 300 people worked in their coal mine.[2] It was owned by the South Prairie Coal Company.[3][4] 70 miners perished over the forty-seven year period that the mine was in operation.[2] Their mines were seen as "some of the deadliest mines in the state."[2] The Burnett mines were closed for good in 1927, after producing 3.6 million tons of coal.[2]
Mine Disaster Circumstances
Results and Findings
Twelve men died, three more were injured, and twenty-four children were made fatherless by the disaster.[5]
In Memoriam
See the category for a list of the men that died, or were injured, in the explosion.
Men That Died
Miners
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Men That Were Injured
- Martin McDonough, 33, married, 2 children
- John Sertich, 29, unmarried
- Steve Vuryn, 26, unmarried
Sources
- ↑ "Frightful Explosion in Washington Mine Snuffs Out Lives", Reno, Nevada, Reno Evening Gazette, 8 December 1904
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Webmaster. "Burnett: Ghost Towns of Washington" (GhostTownsOfWashington.com, as viewed 5 February 2020. See the website for pictures of the overgrown buildings in 2013 as well as the mine in 1912.
- ↑ News staff. "Sixteen Lives Snuffed Out In Big Explosion: Four Miners Entombed." The Seattle Star, Seattle, Washington, 8 December 1904, p. 1, col. 8.
- ↑ News staff. "Mine Horror at Burnett." The Evening Statesman, Walla Walla, Washington, 8 December 1904, p. 1, cols 1-2.
- ↑ Webmaster. "Black Diamond History" (BlackDiamondHistory.wordpress.com), as viewed 5 February 2020.
