Singular Accident.
» NARROW ESCAPE. (BY TEIiKGUAPH; (UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, July 281 Has ell, an expressman at Avondale, found what he thought was a piece of coal in his loft, put in in the kitchen grate, when an explosion took place, and he was seriously burnt about the head,- face, and arms, and is in a critical condition. The supposed block of coal proves to have been 61b of blasting powder. Its presence, in the lofb is explained by the. fact that Hazell's son-in-law some time ago. was employed jon the Kaipara Kail way, and it is believed that, the powder becoming wet, he brought it home with the object of having it dried, and forgot all about its existence.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 199, 31 July 1883, Page 2
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120Singular Accident. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 199, 31 July 1883, Page 2
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