ELECTRICIAN BURNED
EXPLOSION Of SUB-STATION CITY POWER CUT OFF Press J.ssociation CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Electrical power in Christchurch was temporarily cut off at 1.44 p.m. today as the result of an accident at Lake Coleridge power-house, when Mr. S. A. Preston, first station operator, received fairly severe burns and shock. A starter of the auto-transformer type, on a synchronised motor, was being tested, when suddenly a short circuit developed, causing a severe arc. Mr. Preston, who was close to the motor, was sprayed with hot oil, which caused painful barns about his face, head, and hands. The short circait caused a violent explosion. Splinters of heavy iron and other parts of the equipment were hurled around the room'. After the explosion a fire broke out in the sub-station, but it was sprayed with chemical extinguishers and quickly controlled. The injured man was taken to the Christchurch Hospital.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1033, 25 July 1930, Page 18
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146ELECTRICIAN BURNED Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1033, 25 July 1930, Page 18
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