ILKESTON EXPLOSION.
(Press Aesn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) LONDON, January 9. i When the gasometer burst Ilkeston avos shaken as by an earthquake. The gasometer was flung 30 j'ards, and the flam«s sprung hundreds of feet m the air. The occupants of the demolished cottages had miraculous escapes. Several buildings were burned. Debris on the railway caused the suspension of traffic. It is ' believed the gasometer yielded to the pressure of . the Avater, causing the gas to escape oaid - ignite. | The explosion burst the Avater holder, [ and the torrent flooded houses and factories.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12657, 10 January 1912, Page 5
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92ILKESTON EXPLOSION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12657, 10 January 1912, Page 5
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