EXPLOSION IN MINE
THE PAPAROA FATALITY By Telegraph—Press Association GREYMOUTH. December 5. At the inquest held to-day con- j cerning the death of Francis Me- ' Quaid, when a gas explosion occurred, evidence was given that the explosion originated where McQuaid was working. A tin containing tob. co was found in his coat pocket and a tjx containing live matches on the ground, also a portion of a cigarette, and a spent match. The Coroner, Mr W Meldrum, returned a verdict that McQuaid came to his death at the Paparoa mine j on November 27, from severe burns, ! shock and suffocation, caused by the , explosion of gas in the min The j evidence showed that the deputy inspected the place at 9.10 a.m., and found no sign of gas present—that an escape of gas had subsequently taken place from a cavity between the coal roof and the stone above, fed through a crack caused by the ; nking of the coal roof. It further shows that the explosion started in the place where McQuaid was working, and was caused by McQuaid striking a match to light a cigarette.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19666, 7 December 1933, Page 10
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186EXPLOSION IN MINE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19666, 7 December 1933, Page 10
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