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Surname
EARLE
Forename
William
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1906
Age
27
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Canderrigg, Broomfield No.4
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Stonehouse
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Explosion of gelignite and gunpowder in a bothy. It was said to have been caused by the bursting of an old electric incandescent lamp which they were testing. 3 killed.