AERODROME FATALITY
OIL DRUM EXPLOSION
CORONER ISSUES WARNING
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., This Day. "From the report made by ,the Government Analyst it seems quite clear that this lubricating-oil drum contained some fraction of petroleum distillate, which caused the explosion," commented the Coroner (Mr. A. J. Graham) at an inquest this morning into th« death of Frederick Charles Norton, aged 53, a ground engineer for Union Aiaways. He returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally killed at Milson Aerodrome on May 3 through the explosion of an oil drum from which he was removing the top with an acetylene plant. The Coroner added that no blamewas attachable to the authprities- at the aerodrome. "It would be as well," lj£ said,""to issue a warning to all persons handing these drums to see that they are iree from anything in th« nature qf petroleum. This accident, illustrates the danger of cutting open a drum which has contained petrol or oil not of a^-high flash point. Crankcase draininigs are likely to giye oft gas, for the removal of which it is only necessary to* steam the drums and valves." " . . ■ ' .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1937, Page 12
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188AERODROME FATALITY Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1937, Page 12
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