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| Date: | 2nd March 1846 |
| Colliery: | Hetton, Minor Pit |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 2 |
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An explosion of gas at the Minor Pit, Hetton Colliery on 2 March killed two men George Watson, 40, deputy overman, and Anthony Burdis, 39, pitman. Watson had been examining one of the boards with a naked candle when the blast occurred. Because the after damp had been so strong, the rescuers had to delay entry into the workings, and it was 13 hours before the bodies were recovered.
| Source: | Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle). |
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 | Burdis, Anthony, aged 39, Pitman, explosion of gas |
| | Watson, George, aged 40, Deputy Overman, explosion of gas |
All names found | |
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser
and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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