§ 55. Mr Thorneasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport 1905 if he can give any information in connection with the explosion at a Northern railway yard; how many people were killed and injured; and what was the cause of the explosion.
§ The Financial Secretary to the War Office (Mr. Arthur Henderson)I have been asked to reply. I can, at present, add very little to the accounts of this accident which have appeared in the Press, but I should like to take this opportunity to express my deep sympathy with the relatives of the 12 people who were killed and with the 66 who were injured. All the circumstances connected with this explosion are now being closely investigated, and a court of inquiry is being held this week to consider these circumstances.