54 years ago today, an explosion tore through the Consol No. 9 mine in Farmington, W.Va. The lives of 78 miners would be lost, but the community and those it affected would remember the days events forever. Read first hand accounts of the disaster here https://www.wboy.com/news/marion/54-years-later-sen-joe-manchin-reporter-on-scene-reflect-on-the-farmington-mine-explosion-that-killed-78/ | WBOY 12News
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78 men were lost in the 1968 explosion of a coal mine in Farmington, gathering right atop the sealed-off shaft—the final resting place for 19 unrecovered miners. This tragedy didn't just devastate a community; it fueled a national fight for safety, leading to the landmark 1969 Mine Safety Act. #FarmingtonMineDisaster #WestVirginia #WVHistory #MineSafety #CoalMining #NeverForget #HistoryTok #LocalNews #Appalachia #WVNews | WV News
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