Chasnala mining disaster

Chasnala mining disaster
Date 27 December 1975 (1975-12-27)
Location Dhanbad, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
Cause Water from adjacent mine gushed after the wall in between collapsed
Deaths 372; another 130 claimed[1]
Convicted 4 (in 2012)
Verdict 1 year imprisonment and Rs. 5000 fine each[1]

The Chasnala mining disaster was a disaster that happened on 27 December 1975 in a coal mine in Chasnala near Dhanbad in the Indian state of Jharkhand. An explosion in the mine followed by flooding killed 372 miners.[2]

When a roof of coal caved in, 7 million imperial gallons (32,000 m3) of water per minute flooded into the mine. The miners were trapped under a mountain of debris and drowned when the water surged into the mine. The Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO), which owned the mine, said it conformed to international standards.[3]

The film Kaala Patthar depicts the tragedy.[4] Shaheed Smarak was built in the memory of the victims.[5]

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