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Surname
GATEHOUSE
Forename
Thomas John
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1927
Age
19
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. He had burns to the upper body, a fractured skull and a broken neck. He died from his injuries.