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Aberfan: heroes and villans
Although responsibilty for the waste-tip avalanche that crushed a school was never denied by the National Coal Board, neither was justice ever really pursued, explains RICHARD RUDKIN
Rescuers dig feverishly in the mud covering Pantglas Junior School
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ON FRIDAY, October 21 1966, 54 years ago today, teachers and children of Pantglas junior school in the South Wales mining village of Aberfan were settling down in class for their last day at school before the half-term break.
However, by the time they should have been going through the school gates to enjoy their holiday, a total of 144 people including 116 children and 5 teachers, would lose their lives in one of the worst disasters in recent British history. Like other disasters, this too was preventable.
Back in 1966 mining was a nationalised industry — the responsibility of the National Coal Board (NCB). Stored above the slopes of Aberfan were seven spoil heaps, known as tips, used to store the waste generated from the mining process.
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