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Surname
FINLAYSON
Forename
William
Day
05
Month
10
Year
1903
Age
26
Occupation
Roadsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Westburn, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Westburn Colliery Co.
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
An outburst of water filled up some dip workings from which the water was being pumped. The lowering of the water restored the ventilation and brought out gas which evidently ignited at his naked light although he had been instructed to use a safety lamp.