GWST 3564 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Blunt Trauma, Stellarton
15 Dec 2016
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The story: on saturday, may 9, 1992, methane gas and subsequent coal dust explosions at 5:18 a. m. adt killed 26 miners. [8] it was canada"s worst mining disaster since 1958, when a bump at another nova scotia coal mine in springhill claimed the lives of 75 miners. In the wake of the explosion, canadian and international media coverage descended upon the tiny hamlet of plymouth and the nearby towns of new. Coverage gripped canadians for several days as teams of dragermen (mine rescuers) searched the debris-strewn depths of the mine for survivors. Over the next several days, media reported non-stop from a community centre located across the street from the mine, while rescue teams encountered extremely hazardous conditions underground. Westray officials did not cooperate well with the media, which affected the release of information. The bodies of 15 miners were discovered and, afterward, the search and rescue was changed to a search and recovery operation.
