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George Spiers
| Age: | 41 |
| Died: | 22nd Jan 1890 |
| Accident: | 22nd Jan 1890 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1849 |
| Colliery: | Glyn |
| Company: | Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Notes: | Where two timbermen were engaged repairing in the engine plane (the main intake air road) they ignited some firedamp with their naked lights being an issue through broken ground it continued burning and set the timbers on fire resulting in the suffocation of these men |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Explosions of fire damp or coal dust |
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Memorial: 1890 Glyn Pits Colliery Disaster
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| 23 Jan 1890 | Colliery Explosion At Pontypool, The Glyn Pit on Fire, Five Men Killed Nine Others Injured (South Wales Echo) |
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), South Western District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 35, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report
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