McKay, WV Davis Colliery Fire, Aug 1924
Mine Fire, Raging For Days, Controlled
Special to The Washington Post.
BOWER, W. Va., Aug. 10.----The mine fire which has been in progress at McKay, near here, on the property of the Davis Colliery Company, is thought to be under control. Efforts to flood the fire failed and the closing of the rooms brought the flames in subjection late yesterday.
It is thought the fire had been smoldering since July 28 when a shot was fired as the miners quit work. Coal lumps are believed to have become ignited and the flames had been eating along through a series of rooms since.
The Washington Post, Washington, DC 11 Aug 1924
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