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The Agrappe
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This pit was the deadliest of any in the Borain basin. On 17 April 1879, 121 workers lost their lives in a gas explosion. According to letters written by the father of the Denis family, Vincent Van Gogh provided aid and comfort to the catastrophe's most severely burned vicitms. The pit closed in 1922.
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Updated at : 18/03/2015
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Rue Alfred Defuisseaux
7080 Frameries
7080 Frameries
Lat : 50.40809Lng : 3.89907
98 m
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Hainaut Rando
Digue de Cuesmes 29/1 7000 Mons Belgique
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