1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster

Coordinates: 23°48′N 86°27′E / 23.8°N 86.45°E / 23.8; 86.45 The 1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster occurred on May 28, 1965, in a coal mine near Dhanbad, a town in India. On the fateful day, there was an explosion in Dhori colliery near Dhanbad, which led to fire in the mines. The fire killed 268 miners.[1][2] Dhori colliery is located near Bermo. [3][4][5] The mine was at that time privately owned by the Raja of Ramgarh[2]

References

  1. ↑ Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 58, Issues 9-17. India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha Council of States Secretariat,. 1966. p. 1876. Retrieved 27 September 2014. ..were killed in all including 268 in the Dhori Colliery Disaster on 28-5-65.
  2. 1 2 Link, Volume 15, Part 3. United India Periodicals, 1973. 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 27 September 2014. 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. ↑ "The Ten Worst Worldwide Mining Disasters". Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ India Since 1947: The Independent Years By Gopa Sabharwal. 2007. p. 104. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ The Indian & Eastern Engineer. 1978. p. 129. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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