Fred Monson wrote (inter alia):

"Would you prepare Hollande's Fixative for your boss?  Someone did somewhere,
and what was left ultimately exploded."

Fred, is this hearsay, or do you have evidence of this explosion, say, time date and place?

Terry L Marshall B.A.(Law), M.B.Ch.B., F.R.C.Path
Consultant Histopathologist
Rotherham General Hospital, Yorkshire
terry.marshall@rgh-tr.trent.nhs.uk