Marcinelle, in an Inail Podcast the Re-Enactment of the 1956 Tragedy
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The Belgian public television broadcast a documentary produced from images created by artificial intelligence during the 70th anniversary of Belgium's most deadly mining disaster. 262 miners died at Bois du Cazier on 8 August 1956 because of a fire at 1,000 metres underground. Only thirteen people survived.
The Cazier Wood Fire, August 8, 1956, is the largest mining disaster in the country's history. In 2021, a colossal scientific and human work is launched, the fourteen "unknown" are exhumed for DNA analysis and six of them are now identified.
"Seventy years ago, on August 8, 1956, 262 workers of 12 different nationalities, many of whom Italian, lost their lives in a fire in the coal mine of Bois du Cazier in Marcinelle, Belgium. (ANSA)
Rome, 6 Aug. - (Adnkronos) - The podcast 'Marcinelle: the fire and memory' is the podcast that recalls the disaster of 8 August 1956 in the Belgian mine of the Bois du Cazier, in which 262 workers lost their lives, including 136 Italians. A story that intertwines history, memory and culture of prevention realized by the Central Planning and Communication Directorate of the Inail. From the Italian emigration to the disaster of the Bois du Cazier.…
August 8 will be the European Day in memory of the victims of accidents at work and for the protection of the dignity of workers, a moment established by the European Commission and dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of prevention and safety at work. The day, established last May, falls on the anniversary of the disaster of August 8, 1956 in the mine [...] The article Marcinelle, 68 years later: a podcast of the Inail to remembe…
The proposal comes before the commemoration of 70 years since the tragedy at Marcinelle in Belgium. On August 8, 1956, 262 workers of 12 nationalities died in a fire at the coal mine Bois du Cazier. Many of them were Italians coming to Belgium for a better life. "All those who go to work must return home safely. This is the most important commitment we have to the employees. It has not changed since the accident at Marcinelle nor our responsibil…
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