SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION.
EFFECT OF LOOKING FOR A LEAK WITH A MATCH.
[Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 11. A loud explosion in Messrs P. Hayman and Co.’s warehouse caused considerable sensation in Hereford Street about 9 o’clock this morning. It appears that when Mr. Hayman entered the shop he noticed a strong smell of gas. On opening the strong room door the smell became more pronounced, and Mr. Hayman struck a match to investigate. Almost immediately a terrific report occurred, and a sheet of flame momentarily enveloped him. He was thrown violently backward, but. luckily was not rendered unconscious;. His face and hands were rather badly burned, and he sustained a very severe shock. Some idea of the force of the explosion may be obtained from the fact that the back door of the warehouse, which is about twelve feet away from the strong room, was shattered into fragments, a new door having to be put in. About five feet in front of the strong room is a. show case which was badly sccrched by the sheet of flame.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2605, 13 September 1909, Page 5
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179SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2605, 13 September 1909, Page 5
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