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Scotia Disaster Remembered

Making Connections News by Making Connections News

Jun 13, 202500:58:59News & Politics

On March 9, 1976, the Scotia mine in Eolia in Letcher County, KY, exploded killing fifteen coal miners. On March 11, the mine blew up again, killing eight miners and three federal inspectors. The Scotia mine was owned by...

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Scotia Disaster Remembered is an episode from Making Connections News by Making Connections News. On March 9, 1976, the Scotia mine in Eolia in Letcher County, KY, exploded killing fifteen coal miners. On March 11, the mine blew up again, k...

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