All these explosions resulted from ignitions of firedamp, but it must not he assumed, because of this, that the ventilation was inadequate.
The number of separate ignitions of firedamp from all causes, which involved death or injury during the same two years was 48 and 40.
I am very much disquieted by the number of ignitions which have been recorded and the heavy loss of life from this cause.
If there had been some means of indicating the presence of gas, probably those ignitions would not have taken place.
They do not call them ignitions, they call them explosions.
Do the figures reveal that, since there has been a general adoption of electrically-driven cutters in this country, the number of explosions and ignitions has been increasing?
Much attention was focused on "fast ignition," where some new ideas were suggested.
Ergonomically, the ignition's location next to the parking brake lever, gearshift, and seatbelt, saves time.
