WALES: Early morning explosion at Gresford Colliery entombed four hundred workers (1934)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. WALES: Wrexham EXT Gen. view of Gresford Colliery. Long view pan. of crowd waiting around mine. Semi view of crowd waiting and semi view pan. of rescuers. Semi view of men putting on gas masks. Long view of ambulance towards. CU. of chart showing where fire started. CU. of coal dust, Semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust and semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust outside tunnel. CU. of man turning lever. Long view pan. of coal dust exploding and burning... Gen. view pan. of Gresford Colliery Sound Effects: Off-stage voice talks about disaster and explains where fire started... Off-stage voice describes how dangerous coal gas can be.. Loud roaring noise of coal dust exploding Background: W