The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 Part II: Fire, Brimstone, and Courage

Let us know what you thinkIn part two of three, Mason continues the tragic story of the North Butte mining disaster of 1917, just after midnight on June 8th, a fire broke out after sparks from a misplaced carbide lamp ignited an oil-soaked cable, filling the tunnels with deadly smoke cussing 163 miners to lose their lives. Learn about the rescue effort organized by the miners and people of Butte to find survivors by fighting flames, smoke, and poison gas thousands of feet underground.Content warning: graphic descriptions of a mining disaster, listener discretion advised. Sources Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 by Michael PunkeThe Butte Miners and Rustling Cards by Paul F. Brissenden   Photo source Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/  Thanks so much for listening!!!!!Like, subscribe, leave a review, wherever you can!!! Check us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to [email protected] Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/