Part of the summary from the official Inquiry Report for “Blantyre Colliery Explosion” of 1877. Transcribed by myself word for word for the first time appearing online, this particular detailed section, summarises the firedamp and conditions leading to the explosion. THE FIREDAMP “Firedamp, or inflammable gas, was ordinarily given off in the working parts of […]
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Firedamp Alarm at Blantyreferme
Wednesday 6th January 1937 gave the miners a real scare at Blantyreferme Colliery 3. Whilst 3oo miners dashed to the safety of the surface after firedamp had been discovered in the colliery, one man failed to respond to the alarm signal and was tragically suffocated. He was James Brown, of Bargeddie, who left a wife […]