firedamp in the PONS Dictionary

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The explosion was caused by a firedamp explosion.
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The main problem was firedamp explosions, often followed by ignition of airborne coal dust.
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The explosion was attributed to what miners refer to as firedamp, a methane gas mixture.
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As mine management was aware of firedamp, there were strict rules about the use of safety lamps.
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The cause was assumed to have been the ignition of firedamp by a safety lamp.
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A firedamp explosion, likely of hydrogen sulfide, that triggered off a coal dust explosion is most likely.
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Firedamp explosions continued, often setting off coal dust explosions, so casualties grew during the entire 19th century.
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It is thought that the explosion was caused by firedamp igniting on contact with a candle.
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An initial blast may have caused a chain reaction triggering the firedamp and coal dust explosion that devastated the rest of the pit.
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Coal mining was very dangerous owing to the presence of firedamp in many coal seams.
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