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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Joseph
Day
21
Month
07
Year
1910
Age
54
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Rotherham Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Brown & Co. Ltd
Location
Rotherham
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
The three men were working in a long-wall face. Joseph Evans was setting a prop when a large stone fell from a cavity in the goaf, knocked out a prop and smashed a safety lamp. The fall brought down firedamp from the cavity and a sharp explosion resulted. All the men were so severely burnt that they subsequently died. 3 killed.