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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

216 coffins: Remembering the Fraterville Mine explosion

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Fraterville disaster is considered one of the worst mining accidents in our nation’s history. 

On May 19, 1902, 216 miners lost their lives in the explosion. News 2’s Alex Corradetti spoke with Nashville Historian David Ewing about the devastating event.