FATAL EXPLOSION.
DEATH OF TWO MEN. GAS CYLINDER BURSTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. The inquart on Arthur Sturm and [Archibald Sporle, who were fatally injured in the explosion at Port Ahuriri on November 1, was held before Mr. R. TV. Dyer, S.M., to-day. While loading rylinders containing acetyline gas, one exploded, fatally burning Sturm and Sporle and severely injuring a number of others. The inquiry was opened this morning and concluded at eleven o’clock to-night. The evidence of experts went to show that cylinders containing aeetyline gas were generally considered quite safe, and that in the case of the one which exploded there was a defect in the welding. A formal verdict was returned.
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1923, Page 5
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