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Surname
MILLIGAN
Forename
Patrick
Day
30
Month
11
Year
1900
Age
29
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Dechmont, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Explosion of fire damp, ignited by the tape fuse of a shot of Kynoch gelignite. The charge was illegally inserted in a break caused by a previous shot. The shot firer and another brusher were injured From Main body of report: The last of the fatal explosions was caused by the tape fuse of a shot of Kynoch gelignite being fired in a break caused by a previous shot, contrary to section 2 (a) of the Explosives in Coal Mines Order. The fuse ignited the firedamp which the shot-firer stated could not be detected before he lit the fuse. Gas had been reported in the place on several occasions within the preceding month.