ACETYLENE GAS EXPLODES
MISHAP INVESTIGATED WITH A . CANDLE. Bi Telegraph.—press Association. Whangarei, December 9. Alfred Beal, a storekeeper at Hikurangi, spilled some vinegar on a cask of carbide, and in order to ascertain if the vinegar had penetrated the cask he approached with a lighted candle. A violent explo«ion threw him 6ft. His face and head were burned, but his eyesight was not injured. He was taken to the hospital
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 65, 10 December 1926, Page 15
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70ACETYLENE GAS EXPLODES Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 65, 10 December 1926, Page 15
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