The Bois du Cazier (Marcinelle, Belgium) was a coal mine which become an industrial heritage site. It was the scene of a major mining disaster that took place on August 8, 1956. 262 men, including a large number of Italian labourers, were killed. The site includes memorials to the disaster and an Industrial Museum and Glass Museum.

Infoclip: The Bois du Cazier – Memorial and Museum

This film illustrates the coal mining, the steel industry, the Institutions of the European Coal and Steel Community (the High Authority in Luxembourg, the Common Assembly in Strasbourg, the Court of Justice in Luxembourg).

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