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This fire damp is a mixture of carbonic oxide and marsh gas which, being lighter than air, tends to rise to the upper part of the mines.
Ce grisou est un mélange de monoxyde de carbone et de gaz des marais qui, plus léger que l’air, tend à monter vers la partie supérieure des mines.
a gas called, scientifically, "methane," but by the miners "fire-damp."
un gaz appelé scientifiquement «méthane», mais par les mineurs «grisou».
Explosions of fire-damp were unusually frequent in the coal mines of Northumberland and Durham about the time when George Stephenson was engaged in the construction of his first locomotives.
Les explosions de grisou étaient inhabituellement fréquentes dans les mines de charbon du Northumberland et de Durham à l'époque où George Stephenson construisait ses premières locomotives.
There was a damp stagnation about the paths, and insects were very scarce.
Une humidité stagnante régnait autour des sentiers, et les insectes étaient très rares.
They had pierced through thirty-two yards of coal in order to reach their entombed comrades; but when only three yards more remained to be pierced, fire-damp enveloped them.
Ils avaient percé trente-deux yards de charbon pour atteindre leurs camarades ensevelis ; mais lorsqu’il ne restait plus que trois yards à percer, le grisou les enveloppa.