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Oh wow thank you so much Kath.

That sounds horrendous. He was my great Uncle.

Have always wanted to know what happened and now I do thanks to your help :-)

From Findmypast:-

Blown Through Manhole at Power Station.

A workman was so severely burned in an explosion at the Charing Cross Electricity Supply Works, St, Martin's Lane, W.C yesterday that his clothes fell off him and only his boots remained intact.

He was John Henry Lavers, aged 24 of King's Road, Willsden who was working in an underground chamber, near the manhole through which he was blown. He was removed to Charing Cross Hospital in a critical condition.

Immediately the explosion occurred the electricity supply to the Charing Cross neighbourhood was cut off and lights went out. The trouble was quickly rectified however.

"How the explosion occurred" an official said "is a mystery".

The above was in the Daily Herald, 10th April, 1929.

Kath. x

You have his death as 1928- there are several articles re John Henry Lavers death in 1929

Yes thank you. Do you know how I could find out the circumstances?

His death cert will give you the official cause of death, although not the circumstances of the incident:

Deaths Jun 1929 (>99%)
Lavers John H 23 St. Martin 1a 555

John was a twin born with my grandmother Phyllis.

Sadly he died in 1928 as a result of an electrical accident so I have been told.
My grandmother never spoke about it .

I would be interested to know what happened.

I do not have access to newspaper articles and wonder if anyone can help.

Thankyou