99 Miners Trapped Underground: The Farmington Mine Disaster | Fascinating Horror

On the 20th of November, 1968, the ground shook beneath the town of Farmington in West Virginia: something terrible had happened in the nearby Consul No 9 Mine. So began a race against time to rescue the 99 surviving miners trapped underground... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! LINKS: 🔗 ► My other channel:    / @fascinatinghistoric   ► Support this channel:   / fascinatinghorror   |    / @fascinatinghorror   ► Follow me:   / truehorrortales   |   / fascinatinghorror   |   / horrorfascinating   ► Get in touch: [email protected] CHAPTERS: 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:49 - Background ► 03:54 - The Farmington Mine Explosion ► 07:42 - The Aftermath MUSIC: 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory ► "Underworld" by Myuu SOURCES: 📑 ► "Mining in West Virginia: A Capsule History" published by the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety & Training. Link: https://minesafety.wv.gov/historical-... ► "How A 1968 Disaster In A Coal Mine Changed The Industry" by Molly Born, published by NPR, November 2018. Link: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/23/670147... ► "Farmington No 9: The West Virginia Disaster that Changed Coal Mining Forever" by Douglas Imbrogno, published by WV Public Broadcasting, November 2018. Link: https://wvpublic.org/farmington-no-9-... ► "Impact still felt 53 years after Farmington No 9 mine explosion" by Lori L Riley, published by the Times West Virginian. Available via: https://umwa.org/news-media/news/farm... ​​​​​​​#Documentary​​​​ #History​​​​​​​​​ #TrueStories​