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Firedamp explosion, 1932. 'Coup de Grisou'. On 9 December 1932, 7 miners were killed in an explosion at Cortonwood Colliery in South Yorkshire. An 8th man died later. The Cortonwood Pit Disaster was caused by firedamp, a flammable gas. Front cover of "L'Illustré du Petit Journal". [France, 18 December 1932]