EXPLOSION IN GRATE
MAN SUFFERS FROM SHOCK
(By PplpETaph — I'rps* Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, August 15. An explosion which is thought to have been caused by a detonator did considerable damage to a fireplace grate and furniture in the sittingroom at the residence of Mr. G. T. Ritchie, 130 Cobham Street, Addington, at 7.30 p.m. on Fridr.y. The fire burning in the "grate had been replenished with coal a few minutes before the explosion. Mr. Ritchie, who was alone in the room at the time, was sitting in front of the fire, and though not seriously injured, he suffered from shock. The fireplace was damaged, while ashes and debris were thrown out into the room over the furniture. j It is understood that the police do j not consider there were any suspicious ] circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 40, 16 August 1937, Page 16
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135EXPLOSION IN GRATE Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 40, 16 August 1937, Page 16
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