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Surname
BROGAN
Forename
James Broughton
Day
12
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
41
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.9 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp caused by electrical spark. 27 killed. A Married man of 26, Liverpool Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield. He had superficial burns abrasions to the head and a small scalp wound at the back of the head.