ACCIDENT AT COLERIDGE.
STATION OPERATOR BURNED. By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, July 24. Electrical power in Christchurch was temporarily cut off at 1.44 p.m. to-day, as a result of an accident at Lake Coleridge power house. S. A. Preston, first station operator, received fairly severe burns and shock at that time. The starter of the auto-transformer type on a synchronised motor was being tested. Suddenly a short circuit developed, causing a severe arc, and Preston, who was closest to the motor, was sprayed with hot oil which caused painful burns about his face, head and hands. The short circuit caused a violent explosion, and splinters of heavy iron and other sections of equipment were hurled around the room. After the explosion, a fire broke out in the substation, but was sprayed on by extinguishers, and was quickly under control.
The injured man was taken to Christchurch Hospital.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18628, 25 July 1930, Page 9
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