Another serious incident occurred in the small Ayrshire mining village of Knockshinnoch in September 1950 . For several tense days rescuers battled bravely against all odds to reach the 129 men trapped deep underground when a field above where they were working caved-in , flooding the mine workings with thick liquid peat , cutting off all means of escape . 116 were rescued but 13 died . A film , '' The Brave Do n't Cry '' was made about the distaster in 1952
Knockshinnoch
Knockshinnoch Disaster
Mining accident