A SERIOUS EXPLOSION.
Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. The presence of dynamite in household coal caused an explosion in a kitchen fire at-the residence of Mr. John Evans, at Devonport. Mrs Evans threw a shovelful of coal on the fire. Immediately there was a terrific explosion. The stove .was smashed to pieces, flying in all directions. Mrs Evans was struck on the left arm and leg, and was slightly burned. Subsequent examination discovered a box containing dynamite caps among the coal in the coal shed.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2121, 2 July 1907, Page 1
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84A SERIOUS EXPLOSION. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2121, 2 July 1907, Page 1
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