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Surname
BLOOR
Forename
Percy (injured)
Day
02
Month
07
Year
1937
Age
49
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Holditch
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Holditch Mines Ltd
Location
Chesterton
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp ignition caused by fire at coal cutting machine caused by friction of the picks. 30 killed 8 injured.