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Surname
EVANS
Forename
David James
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1927
Age
33
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Marine
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cwm
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp propagated by coal dust caused either by safety lamp or of stone falling on stones. 52 killed. Burns to the face had blood oozing from his right ear. He also had a fractured skull and died from shock caused by burns and his injuries.