Record Data Place Unit Type County Containing Unit England Events Date Type 12/13/1866 In northern England, 37 rescuers searching for mining disaster survivors are killed in a second explosion Crime/Disasters 11/15/1866 - 11/16/1866 In northern England, widespread flooding cause heavy damage but few deaths. Crime/Disasters 12/12/1866 In Yorkshire, almost four hundred miners are killed in what is still England's worst colliery disaster Crime/Disasters People Places Name Type Wakefield, England City or Town Documents Images