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Surname
DAVIES
Forename
David J.
Day
22
Month
07
Year
1911
Age
38
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bryncethin
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barrow-in-Furness Iron & Steel Co.
Location
Tondu
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
A road was being driven to release an accumulation of gas. Suddenly there was an outburst, which rushed though the borehole. The manager and three men were overcome. Edwards, who was at home, was sent for, and with a rope tied round his legs he attempted to reach three men who had not been rescued. The gas overpowered him and he was dragged back to safety. When he recovered he tried a few more times to reach the three men and eventually he succeeded. He attached a rope to the bodies of two of the men and they were pulled out. Edwards faced considerable risks to his own life. Unfortunately the three men died through suffocation by gas.