Danger in Sodium Chlorate
After Mr. Stuart Duthie, a settler of Te Kumi, finished smoking a cigarette, he threw the butt on to a sack, which was used as a door mat. As the stump was still alight he pressed it with the heal of his boot, which aetion caused a violent explosion, followed by a burst of flame which, enveloping his body, caused many burns. The sack had formerly been used when spraying ragwort with sodium chlorate.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 689, 15 November 1933, Page 6
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78Danger in Sodium Chlorate Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 689, 15 November 1933, Page 6
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