29 DECEMBER 1928, Page 3

Some of the damaged streets looked like an Arctic sea

in an ice-jam, slabs and wedges of the surface being forced upwards in confusion. One manhole cover weighing 31 cwt. was thrown on to the top of a roof, and crashed through two storeys of the house. The Gas Light and Coke Company disclaim all responsibility for the disaster. They say that the explosion occurred during work in a tunnel belonging to the Post Office. The gas company have certainly behaved well. They worked night and day tfll they were able to report " all clear." They also provided hot food and drink for many of the people who were turned out of their homes. The Government have rightly decided that the Home Office shall hold a full inquiry into the cause of this

unprecedented accident.