Destruction of A Zeppelin
Gas Explodes While Being Filled Amsterdam, November 21. Soldiers at Ober, in Lower Alsace, were pumping gas into a Zeppelin when a violent explosion destroyed the craft, killing one and wounding eight of the soldiers. Later reports state that the Zeppelin was brand new, and was of the latest type. It occupied a new shed, covering an acre of ground.
During alterations to the roof of the shed 11 workman, smoking in defiance of orders, dropped a cigar on the envelope, which at once burst into flames. Eleven men were killed or injured.
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Te Puke Times, Issue II, 23 November 1915, Page 3
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97Destruction of A Zeppelin Te Puke Times, Issue II, 23 November 1915, Page 3
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