The danger of using chemicals by tho uninitiated -was exemplified at Reeftoft', when a r«sidient was preparing a substance 'to poison rats. For this purpose 'phosphorus 'was being dissolved' in a _bottle, wheni it exploded', scattering the contents all oyer the roomi as well as the one handling it. Flames at once sprang up out of '■. the liberated! •phosphojius, and, an alarm, being .given,, willing hands soon arrived ,and- •subdued th'e dntbreS'k with the aid l "of water and 1 sacks.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 July 1915, Page 2
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