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San Rafael Powder Factory Explosion Kills Four

A thunderous blast rolled across Point San Pedro on June 17, 1899, so loud that some who heard it first mistook the sound for a…

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Fraterville Mine Explosion Kills Up to 225 Miners in Tennessee

A gas explosion at the Fraterville coal mine in Coal Creek, Tenn., claimed between 175 and 225 lives, making it one of the deadliest mining…

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