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The Smoke Tragedy left 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile.
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1945 El Teniente mining accident
The 1945 El Teniente mining accident, known locally as the Smoke Tragedy, is the largest mining accident in metal extraction in the history of Chile and, as of 2005, worldwide. It happened on June 19, 1945, in Chile's El Teniente mine in the Andes, which belonged to Braden…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
El Teniente
Mine in Sewell, Cachapoal, Chile
El Teniente is the world's largest underground copper mine, located in the Andes Mountains of central Chile at an elevation of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level. It is operated by the state-owned mining company Codelco and constitutes the largest division of its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 19
Day of the year
June 19 is the 170th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 195 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)