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91 workers killed as fire sweeps big silver mine 40 years ago today (1972)

May 2, 20121970sadmin

(Tuesday, May 2, 1972) — A fire today at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91 workers who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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