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Benxihu (Honkeiko) Coal Colliery (China)


The worst mining disaster in history occurred on April 26, 1942 when more than 1,500 people died in a gas and coal-dust explosion at China’s Honkeiko coal mine. The mine was located in Manchuria, which was then occupied by the Japan.

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Latitude: 41.3018
Longitude: 123.7652

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