Buggingen mine disaster
The mine accident in Buggingen occurred on Monday, May 7th, 1934 in the potash mine of the "Union of Baden" and claimed 86 lives.
the accident
After a regular shift start at 6:00 a.m., an electrical short-circuit occurred around 10:00 a.m. at a distance of approx. 850 m from the moving in shaft 1 (Baden) . The arc ignited the bundles of brushwood that served as a default and the wood lining . While the workers in Revier 2 were able to save themselves, the workers in Revier 1 did not. Due to fixed weather doors , their work area was immediately smoky, the miners allegedly died within half an hour of carbon monoxide poisoning .
Rescue operations
Already at 10:20 am, two mine rescue teams with respiratory protection were deployed, but they only managed to rescue one dead person. After vain attempts by reversing the weather towards the spread of fire to stop and there was no hope of finding survivors, which was around 16:30 mine workings dammed .
Corpse recovery
On May 23, 1934, the opening of the pit began and the pit, which was still filled with fire gases, was examined by mine fighters with breathing apparatus for the last sources of fire. The residual oxygen content at this time was less than 10%. After the fire did not flare up again , the pit ventilator was put back into operation and after two days on June 4, 1934, the recovery of the dead began. The recovery was completed on June 6th.
Burials and mourning
The joint burial of several victims in the cemetery in Buggingen, the funeral service and the inauguration of a memorial took place on May 5, 1935.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bergbau 4/2014, page 159 ff.