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November 24, 1906
Seward Weekly Gateway
Seward, Alaska
What is this article about?
John Renner singed his eyebrows and mustache in a minor explosion while lighting his pipe over an open gasoline tank he was converting into a stove at the Polly mine on Mills creek.
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MECHANIC LIGHTS PIPE
OVER GASOLINE TANK
In Fireworks Following He Gets a
Lift and Loses Considerable Hair.
Sunrise Nov. 14 While John Renner
of the Polly mine on Mills creek
was making a heating stove out of an
empty gasoline tank for O. H. Sleeper
and had the top cut out he started to
light his pipe over the opening when a
sudden explosion occurred, taking
Renner off his feet. His eyebrows and
mustache were badly singed and his
nose slightly scorched. Had the opening
made on the stove not been a large
one the result would have been more
serious
OVER GASOLINE TANK
In Fireworks Following He Gets a
Lift and Loses Considerable Hair.
Sunrise Nov. 14 While John Renner
of the Polly mine on Mills creek
was making a heating stove out of an
empty gasoline tank for O. H. Sleeper
and had the top cut out he started to
light his pipe over the opening when a
sudden explosion occurred, taking
Renner off his feet. His eyebrows and
mustache were badly singed and his
nose slightly scorched. Had the opening
made on the stove not been a large
one the result would have been more
serious
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Gasoline Tank Explosion
Lighting Pipe Accident
Singed Eyebrows
Minor Scorch Injury
What entities or persons were involved?
John Renner
O. H. Sleeper
Where did it happen?
Polly Mine On Mills Creek
Story Details
Key Persons
John Renner
O. H. Sleeper
Location
Polly Mine On Mills Creek
Event Date
Sunrise Nov. 14
Story Details
While making a heating stove out of an empty gasoline tank for O. H. Sleeper, John Renner of the Polly mine on Mills creek lit his pipe over the opening, causing an explosion that knocked him off his feet and singed his eyebrows, mustache, and nose. A larger opening prevented more serious injury.