FIRE ON A BARQUE.
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED,
(Pl-ES9 ASSOCIATION TKLKCI-A-tJ WELLINGTON, February 6. At three o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the hold of the barque Machribaniiib, which is berthed at the Railway Wharf, and is loading wool, etc., for London. She has been awaiting cargo since hurt November, and is'ander charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and had nearly completed loading. When the Brigade arrived the fire seemed to have a good hold, but a closer investigation showed that the flames come from a heap of soils on top of the bales of wool. These were hauled out, and before long all danger was averted. It is expected that it will be necessary to discharge about 400 bales of wool, which were damaged, chiefly by water. The amount of th© damage has not yet been ascertained. The cause of the fire is not known, but ince__diariam m «»•
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11502, 7 February 1903, Page 7
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150FIRE ON A BARQUE. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11502, 7 February 1903, Page 7
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