fire-damp explosion
21afterdamp — n. poisonous gas (mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen) remaining after explosion of fire damp in mine; choke damp …
22Blantyre mining disaster — The Blantyre mining disaster, which happened on the morning of October 22 1877, in Blantyre, Scotland, was and remains Scotland’s worst Mining accident and disaster. Firedamp Claims 207 Blantyre Colliery, William Dixons pit, numbers 1 and 2 both… …
23George Stephenson — Infobox Person name = George Stephenson caption = Mechanical Engineer and Inventor birth date = birth date|1781|6|9 birth place = Wylam, Northumberland, England death date = death date |1848|8|12| (age 67) death place = Tapton House, Chesterfield …
24Asansol — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Asansol type = city skyline = Asanso 1.jpg skyline caption =Asansol Railway Station built in 1885 latd = 23.68 longd = 86.98 locator position = right state name = West Bengal district = Bardhaman leader… …
25Mount Mulligan mine disaster — The cable drums, blown 50 feet (15 m) from their foundations The Mount Mulligan mine disaster occurred on 19 September 1921 in Mount Mulligan, Far North Queensland, Australia. A series of explosions in the local coal mine, audible as much as… …
26Grover Shoe Factory disaster — The Grover Shoe Factory disaster was an industrial explosion, building collapse and fire that killed 58 people and injured 150 when it leveled the R. B. Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts on March 20, 1905. Following a boiler… …
27Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
28Explosive material — A number of 1.25lb M112 Demolition Charges, consisting of a C 4 compound, sit atop degraded weaponry scheduled for destruction An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential… …
29china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
30China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
