KEROSENE EXPLOSIONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES. Slit.—A fruitful source of kerosene explosions arises, in rny opinion, from allowing the wick to be burnt till it is too short. This is especially dangerous if the wick is smaller than the burner, for when the wick is turned up and lighted the flame runs along the dry or partially dried wick, and, if the wick be above the kerosene, immediately ignites it. To Professor Biokertou's rules I would add the following three, which are precautionary:— 1. Let the wick be rather long than short. 2. Avoid as much as possible the use of wicks narrower than the burner. 3. Use glass lamps, that you may know at a glance when the kerosene gets low. , After a serious accident happen A'" ’with kerosene in Wellington I carefully examined the matter, and communicated these suggestions to the Times, and now beg to repeat them, in order to make a deeper impression on the memories of those in the habit of using kerosene lamps.—l am., &c., J. L. Sinclair. Wellington, May 12.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5035, 14 May 1877, Page 2
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181KEROSENE EXPLOSIONS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5035, 14 May 1877, Page 2
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