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Surname
PENNY
Forename
William Henry
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1927
Age
22
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 a fractured pelvis and skull as well as burns.