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An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
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Twin Shaft disaster
1896 coal mine cave-in in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
The Twin Shaft disaster occurred in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States, on June 28, 1896, when a massive cave-in killed fifty-eight miners.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pittston, Pennsylvania
City in Pennsylvania, US
Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city lies in the Wyoming Valley on the east side of the Susquehanna River and on the south side of the Lackawanna River. It is approximately midway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. Pittston is 68.7 miles…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)