ALSDORF DISASTER.
231 BODIES RECOVERED. ORIGIN A MYSTERY. DYNAMITE STORES FOUND INTACT United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received October 23, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 22. Alsdorf death roll is now 231 dead and 95 injured. Throughout the night , rescue gangs cleared up the debris and found the large dynamite stores intact, proving the supposition baseless that the explosion was caused by the ignition thereof. Marks on the doors and galleries indicate that the explosion at first occurred in the pit itself and later progressed to the 'Side galleries, smashing the air gates, thus giving access to fire damp. Many died from asphyxiation and others "were drowned in the water which accumulated owing to the destruction of the pumps. Many of the injured are not expected to recover. The worst effects of the explosion were experienced 1500 feet below the surface, where 89 were killed,
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18157, 23 October 1930, Page 7
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