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Derbyshire's deadliest mining disaster

In 1950, 80 men died during a pit fire at the Creswell Colliery.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Derby’s Charlie Sayers went up to the Pleasley Pit to find out more.

Image credit: Getty, British Pathé
Audio credit: Echoes of the Mine by Bob Glassey.

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8 minutes