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THE common impression that chemical industry is exceptionally dangerous is largely derived from such disasters as the serious explosion at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, on June 23, in which ten men were killed and three seriously injured. Like the Castleford disaster of last year, the explosion originated in the nitrating house, and indicates the devastating effects of chemical processes which are allowed to get out of control.
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Safety Work in Chemical Industries. Nature 128, 1–3 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128001a0
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