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Surname
BURGE
Forename
Edward
Day
25
Month
06
Year
1904
Age
28
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
St John's (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Locke & Co. (Newland) Ltd
Location
Normanton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
A shot charged with 2.66 oz. of bobbinite (2nd definition) ignited a small quantity of gas injuring deceased so severely that he died July 11th and also two other men but they recovered. The deputy had examined the place before firing the shot but failed to detect the gas.