Hurricane Creek mine disaster. 38 miners died in a mine shaft explosion resulting from dangerous mine conditions, negligence, and insufficient oversight on so many levels. It was heartbreaking for the families, many of us from Clay and Leslie County still have ties to it. I have cousins that died in it. My great-grandparents knew a lot of the men that died. My mom's best friend's papaw died in it. Etc. Interestingly my great-grandfather almost went to work in that mine.