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Blood Stained Coal: The Scotia Mine Disaster

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Blood Stained Coal: The Scotia Mine Disaster
2000
12 minutes. James Pigman, Jeremy Roberts, Natasha Watts

Blood Stained Coal tells the story of the 1976 Scotia Mine Disaster-the result of an explosion directly related to unsafe working conditions. Through poignant interviews with rescue workers and with friends and family members of the 15 miners killed in the explosion, this documentary explores the personal and political impacts of the disaster.