// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Trans-Natal Colliery disaster coal say? It was a crushing blow.
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An underground methane explosion occurred at the Trans-Natal Colliery near Ermelo in South Africa on 9 April 1987, killing 35 miners.[1][2][3]
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[edit]- ↑ "We care and we remember: Ermelo, 9 April 1987". Minerals Council of South Africa. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ Jacobs, Kevin (10 April 1987). "Second South Africa mine accident in two days kills 34". UPI. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ Boyle, Brendon (10 April 1987). "A methane gas explosion ripped through an underground coal mine, killing 34". UPI. Retrieved 30 December 2024.