MECHANIC SCORCHED.
UNUSUAL GARAGE ACCIDENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) MAPvTOX, this day. An unusual accident resulting in the scorching of a mechanic and mifior damage to a motor car occurred at the White Hart garage this morning. The vehicle had been left over the pit all night and apparently the cablc fused, causing an explosion of ga,ses and ignition of the benzine and oil on the floor of the pit. A mechanic, Mr. Jack Stevens, was extensively scorched and suffered from shock. The building was not damaged. <?
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 144, 20 June 1934, Page 3
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