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Nitroglycerin on the moor
The Town Moor witnessed a bizarre and devastating explosion in the 19th Century.
It was caused by the explosive yellow liquid nitroglycerin, which is used to make dynamite.
Town Moor historian Freda Thompson tells the tale.
AUDIO: Murphy Cobbing
PHOTOGRAPH: Kaleel Zibe
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