Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915

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The Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915 was a deadly coal mine disaster in Ravensdale, Washington, that killed dozens of miners and devastated the local community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal mining disaster ⓘ
explosion ⓘ
industrial accident ⓘ
bodiesRecovered most victims recovered after the explosion ⓘ
category 1915 disasters in the United States ⓘ
Coal mining disasters in the United States ⓘ
Mining disasters in Washington State ⓘ
cause coal dust explosion ⓘ
ignition of gas or dust by spark or flame ⓘ
commemoratedBy Ravensdale Historical Society and local residents ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1915-11-16 ⓘ
day 16 ⓘ
deadliestMineDisasterInWashingtonAtTheTime true ⓘ
documentedIn Washington State historical records ⓘ
local newspapers of Washington State ⓘ
economicContext coal mining as primary industry in Ravensdale ⓘ
followedBy increased scrutiny of coal mine safety in Washington ⓘ
historicalEra early 20th century ⓘ
impact closure of Ravensdale mine ⓘ
decline of Ravensdale as a coal town ⓘ
devastated local community of Ravensdale ⓘ
location King County, Washington ⓘ
Ravensdale, Washington ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
memorials commemorated by local historical markers ⓘ
mineName Ravensdale mine ⓘ
mineType underground coal mine ⓘ
month November ⓘ
notableFor being one of Washington State’s worst coal mine disasters ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 31 ⓘ
operator Northwestern Improvement Company ⓘ
ownedBy Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
partOf history of coal mining in Washington State ⓘ
history of industrial disasters in the United States ⓘ
precededBy earlier smaller accidents in Ravensdale mines ⓘ
primaryFuelMined bituminous coal ⓘ
relatedTo coal dust explosion hazards ⓘ
mine safety regulations in early 20th century ⓘ
rescueEfforts hampered by gas and debris ⓘ
result destruction of underground workings near the explosion site ⓘ
loss of main source of employment in Ravensdale ⓘ
timeOfDay morning ⓘ
victimsGender predominantly male ⓘ
victimsOccupation coal miners ⓘ
year 1915 ⓘ

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Ravensdale, Washington, United States → experiencedEvent → Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915 ⓘ