GAS EXPLOSION IN DUNEDIN.
[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, Tuesday. An explosion of gas occurred in the Newmarket Hotel this evening, but fortunately not much damage was done. Rats had eaten a hole in the gaspipe in one of the rooms, and on the servant entering with a light an explosion occurred. The servant escaped unhurt. Some pictures were blown down, arid the walls and ceiling cracked.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9377, 29 May 1889, Page 5
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