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What happened in 1989 in Raniganj?
What happened in 1989 in Raniganj?
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On November 13, 1989, 200 workers were breaking coals in the mine by triggering blasts. However, one blast caused the water table to break (the underground boundary between the soil surface and groundwater), and water gushed into the mine, flooding it within minutes.