COLLIERY DISASTER IN JUGOSLAVIA
NEARLY 150 BODIES NOW RECOVERED
BELGRADE, April 22. Female relatives and children of the miners buried by the explosion in the Kakanji coalmine spent a night of suspense at the pithead, singing death songs as 147 corpses were brought to the surface. The third gallery, the scene of the worst explosion, is being explored, but it is feared that there will be no more survivors. It was officially stated that the explosion was due to unusual quantities of gas. The collapse of the ground and the seepage of water hinder the rescue work. The Government is relieving the families of the victims. The first intimation of the disaster was given when oxen drawing a plough near the vicinity of the mine suddenly stopped. A thunderous roar followed, shaking the earth, after which a sheet of flame leaped from the pithead, succeeded by a volcano-like burst of smoke and ashes.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21147, 24 April 1934, Page 11
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