1922 Lupeni mine disaster

The 1922 Lupeni mine disaster was a coal mining explosion at the Lupeni Coal Mine district in the Jiu Valley of Greater Romania, on April 30, 1922. A total of 82 miners were killed.

Accident
The Associated Press reported on April 30, 1922, that "Upward of 100 persons were killed today in  a mine explosion in the Lupeni district of Transylvania. The bodies of 50 victims were completely carbonized while those of others were blown to pieces."

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Category:Jiu Valley
Category:1922 mining disasters
Category:Mining disasters in Romania
Category:1922 in Romania
Category:April 1922 events