§ Mr. Thorneasked the Home Secretary whether he can give the House any information in connection with the death of three men working at the blast-furnaces for Messrs. Stewarts and Lloyds, at Corby, near Kettering, on Friday last; whether the furnace tubes were free from gas before the men started work in them; and can he give any other information about the matter?
§ Mr. LloydMy right hon. Friend has received a preliminary report upon this regrettable accident, in which four men lost their lives and 10 others were affected. The matter is still under investigation and I cannot make any statement at present bearing upon the cause of the accident.
§ Mr. Thorneasked the Home Secretary whether he can give the House any information in connection with the metal explosion at the East Ferry Road Engineering Works, Millwall, on Friday night; and what was the cause of the explosion and give any other information about, the matter?
§ Mr. LloydMy right hon. Friend has received a preliminary report upon this accident, from which it seems that, during the casting of a ram for a hydraulic crane, a discharge of molten metal occurred and two workmen were injured, neither seriously. It has not yet been possible to reach any definite conclusion as to the cause of the discharge.