CHILDREN KILLED BY FLYING DEBRIS.
LONDON, June 15.
Widespread damage wns done by the explosion on Wednesday at Ashton-under-I/vne. The entire region m which the explosion occurred is dotted with cotton mills, and m them scarcely a single window was unbroken as the result of the explosion. The streets around the scene of tho explosion were like shambles. The flames from the burning works communicated to a nearby cotton mill, whicii was burned, while acrqss the liver, m Durkingfield, another cotton mill was destroyed. A" regrettable feature of the explosion was that a considerable number of the victims were children on their way home from Bchool, and who were killed by fragments and debris, especially portions of the gas tanks whicii were hurled m every direction. Sylvan Dreyfus, manager of the destroyed factory, lost his life, like Dr. Angel, m the great East London explosion, by remaining m tho works after the fire" started m order to warn others to escape.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14363, 31 July 1917, Page 5
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