The 1970 Hurricane Creek Mine Explosion

from Stories of Appalachia · host Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins

Today we tell the story of the deadliest mine disaster in Eastern Kentucky history, the explosion in shafts number 15 and 16 at Hurricane Creek near Hyden, Kentucky.The Stories podcast is on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Be sure to subscribe!Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories with your friends...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-appalachia--5553692/support.

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