MAN BADLY BURNT.
BENZINE TIN EXFIODES. MISTAKEN FOR KEROSENE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) BLKNHEIM, this day. James Mills, a returned soldier, aged 45, was badly burned at Pieton to-day. Hi 3 brother-in-law was lighting the kitchen fire, and picked up what he thought was a kerosene tin to start a blaze. It was, however, a benzine tin, half full. The tin exploded, and its flaming contents poured over Mills, who was standing close by. He ran to a waterhole and jumped in, but was very badly burnt. He was removed to the hospital, where he lies in a serious condition.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 167, 16 July 1924, Page 4
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99MAN BADLY BURNT. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 167, 16 July 1924, Page 4
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