The Explosives Factory Fire
Death of Johnson
By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, this day. Hoiikrt Johnson has died from the injuries lie received at tlio Taipo Explosives Factory fire, Deceased was in tho incorpirating room, presumably oiiing machinery. At (ho inquest John Fr.iser, who was in the adjoining room, said that the first ho know of the fire was tho sight of flames rushing past tho door. He sprang out into the passago and enmc into collision with decoased, when both foil. They ran to a week, witness throwing off what iiltlo clothes remained on Johnson, and getting others from tho changing house, ''he jury returned a vordict that death was causod by shock resulting from bums caused by a ilro, tho origin of which thcro was not sullioient evidonco to show.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 7 September 1904, Page 3
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131The Explosives Factory Fire Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 7 September 1904, Page 3
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