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Fence Fridays - Bridge over River Wyre

This image is of a foot bridge across the River Wyre close Abbeystead Reservoir in Lancashire.The reservoir is famous for a methane explosion in May 1894 when 44 visitors inside the underground pumping building were caught up in the blast.Eight were killed instantly and many others severely injured. The cause of the explosion was determined to be the seepage of methane gas from coal deposits 3,937 feet below ground.

 

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Uploaded on September 30, 2016
Taken on June 11, 2014