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title: "Durban Navigation Colliery disaster"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durban_Navigation_Colliery_disaster"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:42:03.308038+00:00"
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A methane explosion occurred at the Durban Navigation Colliery on 8 October 1926, killing 124 miners. It is the worst mine explosion in South Africa's history.


== References ==