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Surname
CLAYTON
Forename
Henry
Day
18
Month
09
Year
1959
Age
62
Occupation
Train Guard
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchengeich
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan. 47 killed.