Episode 2 of 4
Rescue Operations
- When
- 13 December 1866
- Where
- Oaks Colliery
Volunteers and officials from neighbouring collieries worked in relays to rescue trapped miners.
Rescuers from neighbouring collieries worked in relays. It was apparent that 28 rescuers still below ground, including Jeffcock, Tewart, Siddons, Sugden, Smith, and Barker, were dead. Little could be done to recover the bodies.
Sources
- Oaks explosion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30
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