London, July 4.
An explosion, following a fire, at] some chemical-works at Castleford, in Yorkshire, shook the town like fan earthquake at mid-day. It wrecked the works and badly damaged a number of houses in the vicinity. Tt is known that two, out of the hundred workmen employed, are dead and it is feared others have been killed, Ten men have been taken to hospital to have their injuries] attended to.
London, July 5.
It is now definitely know that. 16 men sere killed and twenty injured the explosion.
The explosion, which originated in a nitvie acid mixer, shook the fed the works and badly damaged town like an earthquake, "Tt wreck
mumber of houses in the vicinity.
Three hundred houses were wrecked and 500 people are home-
The explosion occurred in one of the most congested areas of Castle. ford, in the chemical works" Mestrs, "Hickson @ Partners, Ltd.
extend over eight acres.
The whole of the plant is destroyed and the wreckage is scattered over an area of more than a mile from the works, "Hardly 2 window in the town of Castleford is intact. esta
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