Coal dust explosion in the Dobrnja-Jug mine near Tuzla in 1990 with 180 fatalities

Summary

A coal dust explosion in the Dobrnja-Jug mine in Mramor near Tuzla killed 180 miners in the early morning of August 26, 1990, with only one survivor from the 181 miners working the third shift. Most died from oxygen deprivation and toxic gases after the blast destroyed the ventilation system. Prosecutors closed the investigation in 2006 without criminal charges, attributing the cause to improper detonation procedures, a conclusion some families have never fully accepted.

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