GAS EXPLOSION HAVOC

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1015, 4 July 1930, Page 1

GAS EXPLOSION HAVOC

MASTERTON SHOP WRECKED several persons hurt Press Association MASTERTON, Thursday. An explosion of gas occurred at a “PP in the main street of Masterton t about 4.10 p.m. today. As a result imr SSrS ‘ and Company’s tailorg premises were damaged extensively d several people were injured. Th , explosion was of great force. ront window of the shop was attered and glass was blown right shn° SS street - The interior of the l. p was wrecked. Glass partitions two 6en tbe a* 10 ! 1 and office and be- , een office and workroom, and windows at the back of the workom were all blown out. tiir T° P ersous were removed to hosal suffering from injuries. They ere Mr. Alfred Watson, borough gas and m' 60 ’ who had liis thigh broken, nln,. Mlss J- M. Scrimgeour, an em- .. J ? e **• Lb® Catholic Presbytery, who L Vetl outs on tUo le £ s - Mrs - J - Lcuts 6S ’ 01 Masterton. suffered severe ho- S i, 0n t * le * egs an<i was removed to s home - Others who received less =vero cuts were Messrs. J. B. Nicol, X j’ an< l J- B. Nicol, jun., who, toFen F a customer, Mr. Hugh Menfß le ’ ot Ko.uaranga, were in the xTS? a t the back of the shop. Mr. cuts nZ * e escaped with a few slight

me? 1 "' atson was working at the sMi , in lcol ’ s shop, apparently the ana ?! tbe ex Pl°sion, when it occurred, t J 1 the top of the counter fell on him, Wn.'"J 8 kis thigh. Miss Scrimgeour th„ s talking with Mrs Hughes outside a a hop and both were blown against motor-car standing on the road, j, . ae cause of the explosion is not wh “ aown - Borough gas employees, bar'll engaged in clearing a sW w b J ocked pipe to an adjoining ' tlai i completed blowing the pipes, mm we . r * coupling up the pipes and Soa. r ln N ' ,tol ' s shop when the exPlosioa occurred.