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Surname
DOWNS
Forename
Patrick (Injured)
Day
10
Month
09
Year
1940
Age
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Stane
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
10 September 1940: Shotts Pit Explosion - One man was killed and another was seriously injured when an explosion occurred in the Stane Pit, belonging to the Shotts Iron Company, Ltd., last night. The men, James Hughes, 51 Newarthill Road, Carfin, and Patrick Downs, 16 Hill Terrace, Carfin, who were employed as brushers, were seriously hurt when a shot exploded. They were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where Hughes died shortly after admission. The condition of Downs is regarded as critical. [Scotsman 11 September 1940]