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Surname
McMANUS
Forename
Dan
Day
04
Month
02
Year
1912
Age
56
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbattle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newtongrange
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
His safety lamp appears to have gone suddenly out, upon his entering the top level in which firedamp had accumulated. As gas had not previously been found there he apparently thought he had knocked it out, and struck a match to relight it, so causing an explosion, which killed him.