Gelignite Explodes Prematurely
Two Men Hurt At Homer Tunnel CHARGE RECEIVED IN FACE Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Last Night. Two men employed by the Public Works Department at Homer Tunnel, Hollyford, have been admitted to the Southland Hospital suffering from facial injuries received during blasting operations outside the tunnel yesterday morning. They were: Edward Rask, a single man, aged 33, of 135 Spey street, Invercargill, and a married man, of Invercargill. Rask and his companion were engaged at the foot of the hill outside the tunnel plugging a hole with gelignite in preparation for blasting a rook. One of them was tapping the plug when the gelignite suddenly exploded in the faces of the men and knocked them over. The assitance of others working nearby was available, and as soon as the. injured men had been given first aid, they were brought to the Southland Hospital in the camp ambulance. No damage was caused to the tunnel, and the injuries to the men, although painful, are superficial. One suffered a cut over an eye, and both have facial abrasions.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 47, 25 February 1938, Page 7
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