Worst Mine Disaster in Canada's History 1914 | Hillcrest Mine Disaster Cemetery and Memorial【4K】

Today we visit the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Cemetery and Memorial located in Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada.

On June 19, 1914 a massive explosion ripped through the mine caused by a pocket of methane gas that was ignited that also set off a larger coal-dust explosion.

Of the 235 men that went underground that day 189 were killed in the explosion and most were buried in mass graves at the Hillcrest Cemetery.

The Hillcrest Mine Disaster was the worst coal mining accident in Canadian history.

In 2000 a memorial was erected in front of the cemetery to commemorate the victims of the Hillcrest mine disaster and also other coal mining disasters from across Canada.


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