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Surname
SYKES
Forename
Alfred
Day
28
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
51
Occupation
Byeworker
Mine/Quarry Name
Lodge Mill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Benjamin Elliott
Location
Kirkheaton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
They went into an abandoned district which had been gasbound for a fortnight, to bring out some rails, and were overcome by fire-damp. Another man, A Schofield, was also gassed but recovered. 2 killed 1 injured.