Buffalo Creek flood
The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage.
| Date | February 26, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam #3, located on a hillside in Logan County, West Virginia |
| Cause | Coal Mine dam failure |
| Casualties | |
| 125 killed 1,121 injured 4,000+ left homeless | |
The impoundment dam, managed by Pittston Coal Company, had been declared "satisfactory" by a federal mine inspector four days earlier. In its legal filings, Pittston referred to the accident as "an Act of God."
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