CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
A WORKMAN'S PLIGHT.
(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, November 25.
It lias been discovered that the Liverpool explosion was caused by the ignition of dust particles. One workman had a narro'v escape. Not finding an exit after the explosion, he buried himself an a pile of sacks. A numl>er of rats, which were in a similar plight, took refuge under his body. He was in this position for two hours.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10488, 27 November 1911, Page 5
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75CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10488, 27 November 1911, Page 5
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