SERIOUS EXPLOSION
AN UNFORTUNATE VESSEL
SEVERAL OFFICERS AND MEN
INJURED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegrap Copyiigh Received August 8, 9.20 a.m. LONDON, August 7.
A sparii exploded petrol on the unfortunate submarine Ai at Ports mouth Dock.
Two officers and five men were burnt and overcome by fumes, and were unconscious for a long time. The coxswain was blown out of the hatchway, and shot sixteen feet in the air. One of his legs was broken. MEN RECOVERING.
Received August 8, 11.40 p.m. LONDON, August 8.
The injured men have recovered consciousness, and are progressing satisfactorily.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10062, 9 August 1910, Page 5
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96SERIOUS EXPLOSION Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10062, 9 August 1910, Page 5
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