A RUSH OF FLAME.
EXPLOSION IN GOAL PIT.
STORY OF RESCUED MAN.
MTV WIHD CARRIED HIM OFF. By TWegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, .June 1. Maycock, a survivor of theWharnV H£V explosion, fctatoa that lia. jnu. bc,r4 iii« with others in a byway when a michty wind enrriod thorn into the main way. He was badly stunned. A groat flame • rushed ,by, scorching his faco and setting his clothes ablaze. He extinguished the flames and crawled along tho bottom till he communicated with officials., The ?escuers found others suffocated by after-damp. The pit was regarded as the safest in 'Yorkshire. ■■ *■';'''
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11093, 2 June 1914, Page 1
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98A RUSH OF FLAME. Star (Christchurch), Issue 11093, 2 June 1914, Page 1
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