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Surname
GILL
Forename
Alfred
Day
12
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
26
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.9 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp caused by electrical spark. 27 killed. Married man of 54, Warrington Road, Platt Bridge. He had extensive and superficial burns over the arms calves abdomen and over the back but no other injuries.