FIFTY KILLED.
IN BLOCK OF FLATS. Aerial Torpedo Demolishes Residences. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Reed. 1 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 9. Over 50 persons were killed when an aerial torpedo demolished a block of flats in East London. Rescue parties extricated 20 bodies. Seven people, including a mother and father, their daughter and her child, were killed when a high explosive bomb hit a garden shelter in south-east London. A fire station in the dock area was burned out when a bomb scored a direct hit. Notwithstanding the fires and the damage, business in the dock areas wen; on as usual.. The docks to-day presented a surprisingly normal appearance. About 2500 people were transferred from a fire-damaged East End district, and 800 others from an area bordering the river. Mobile canteens are meeting immediate food requirements. "Everyone has been splendid, providing food, taking in children and lending clothes," said a London County Council official. The council is caring for those who are without homes.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 215, 10 September 1940, Page 7
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162FIFTY KILLED. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 215, 10 September 1940, Page 7
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