Seaham Colliery
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The Seaham Colliery was a coal mine in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

in the North of England. The mine suffered an underground explosion in 1880 which saw the deaths of upwards of 160 people including surface workers and rescuers.
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