EXPLOSION AT A MILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 133, 27 November 1911, Page 5

EXPLOSION AT A MILL.

33 PEOPLE KILLED. SOME APPALLING SCENES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 24. By an explosion at Bibby's oil-cake mills at Liverpool thirty-three persons were killed, and at least a hundred had to toe removed to the hospital, the majority of whom were suffering from ghastly injuries. A cannon-like roar shook the huge buildings, and the four hundred employees ivere thrown on the floors, which seemed to be shooting flames. The roof was blown off, and showers of debris, mixed with human remains, descended in the neighborhood. Some of the walls collapsed, and the rest of the mill was soon aflame.

There were appalling scenes, the victims being hurled in all directions. Hundreds oE workmen crowded into the streets' covered with vivid yellow oilcake dust and their hands an<l faces smeared with blood. Scores of others, who were imprisoned on the upper floors, crowded to the window sills, awaiting the fire

engines. A boy who was wheeling a bread van in the street was killed by a falling door. The explosion commenced in the so'allexl devil's cellar, where a machine, tiled "tlie devil," crushed the cake into :eal.

A WORKMAN AND SOME RATS. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. London, November 25. It is discovered that the Liverpool explosion was caused by the ignition of ihist particles. A workman had a narrow escape. Not finding ail exit after the explosion, lie buried himself in a pile of sacks. A number of rates, in similar plight, took refuge under his body, and kept these positions lor two hours.