FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION.
Unfortunately, lamp explosions are becoming rather frequent ; and worse still, it is not always property which suffers. Not many months since we were horrified by the particulars of the accident to the South Australian Minister of Lands, caused by the bursting of a railway lamp, the burning oil from which ignited his clothing. A later victim is Lord Romilly, who lost his life at the Egerton Gardens fire. The London Times, in reporting the matter says : 'Lord Romilly accidentally upset the lamp, and was rendered insensible by the fumes of the burning oil.' The Daily News, on the other hand, simply points to the accident as illustrating 'the danger of using petroleum lamps.' The danger, of course, cannot be entirely eradicated, but it can be minimised by using Luxene, the ' safe light.' Common low test kerosene gives no security. Use Luxene, which is freer from smoke and smell, gives a softer, purer light, and burns less quickly.
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Southland Times, Issue 11900, 23 November 1891, Page 3
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