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... As always, THANK YOU to all my Patreon patrons: you make this channel possible.   / fascinatinghorror   SOCIAL MEDIA: ► Twitter:   / truehorrortales   ► TikTok:   / fascinatinghorror   ► Suggestions: [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​