Coordinates: 23°48′N 86°27′E / 23.8°N 86.45°E / 23.8; 86.45 The Dhanbad coal mine disaster in mining industry' 'occurred on May 28, 1965, in a coal mine near Dhanbad, a town in India. On the fateful day, there was an explosion in Ghori colliery near Dhanbad, which led to fire in the mines. The fire killed 375 miners. Dhori Colliery is located near Bermo.
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