Scotia Disaster Remembered

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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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