PETROL EXPLOSION
SCHOOLBOY INJURED EXTENSIVE BURNS (Pt*r Pr<*RS Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Hector Entwistlc, aged 14, a schoolboy, Pelone, was seriously injured as a result of the explosion of a petroleum drum yesterday morning. His condition is serious. Some boys were assembling drums to construct a raft. A match was struck, and one drum exploded. Entwistle was severely burned on the arms, legs, neck and face, and is suffering from serious shock.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20123, 18 December 1939, Page 14
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72PETROL EXPLOSION Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20123, 18 December 1939, Page 14
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