Английская Википедия:Hōjō Coal Mine Disaster

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The Mitsubishi Hōjō mine disaster occurred December 15, 1914, in Kyushu, Japan. A gas explosion at the Hōjō (Hojyo) coal mine killed 687. It is the worst mining accident in Japanese history.Шаблон:Sfn

Mine details

Mitsubishi formally opened the Hōjō mine in 1908. It was the seventh mine in an elaborate network of mines known as the Mitsubishi Chikuho coalfield.Шаблон:Sfn The mine was a shaft mine that pioneered deep shaft mining in Japan and was one of the deeper mines of its day, at parts was Шаблон:Convert deep. Шаблон:Sfn

Explosion

On December 15, 1914 coal dust and methane gas mixed together in the air until some sort of spark set off a giant explosion. The blast sent the mine shaft cage, used to take miners in and out of the mine, flying out of the mine shaft.

After the explosion, the owners of mine cut up hundreds of oranges and tossed them down the shaft thinking that the citrus would negate the poison gas fumes.Шаблон:Sfn As the rescuers went down into the mine they "Each held a summer orange in their mouth and went down breathing only through their noses" under the same belief.Шаблон:Sfn After a short while to prevent the fire from spreading underground and destroying valuable coal the mine's entrances were sealed to put out the fire but as a result, also killing anyone who survived the initial explosion underground.Шаблон:Sfn As with most Japanese mines the wives worked with their husbands and an estimated 20% of those killed were women.Шаблон:Sfn

Deaths by mine sector

Deaths by mine sector location.Шаблон:Sfn

Sector Deaths
Left Nogi Ascent 112
Right Mata Descent area 250
New Oyama Fourth Descent area 60
Second New Kuroki Descent 88
Second New Mata, Right Slope 70
Ditto, Left No.3 Descent 50
Third New Mata Descent 50

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