All of the 171 men working in the mine were killed in the series of three violent explosions and one worker, the leader of the rescue crew, died from carbon monoxide inhalation while attempting to reach the victims shortly after the explosion.
All of the 171 men were killed in the series of three violent explosions. These 171 men were working in the mine. One worker died from carbon monoxide inhalation while attempting to reach the victims shortly after the explosion. One worker was the leader of the rescue crew.