FIRE IN MEAT WORKS
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED Received Monday, 7.40 p.m. BKIBBANE, August -0. Damage estimated at hundreds of thousauds of puuiids, was caused by a Jire at Bortlnvick 's meatworks at Brisbane today. The freezing and t- liil ] in 4; room.s were damaged and a large quan tity uf meat awaiting shipment to Eng land destroyed. About 2000 tons oi"' meat wero in the rooius but it is not known yet liow iuueh is lost. • At the heigh t of the Jire the British freighter Clait Colq'uhonn, wliich was at the. wliarf i'or loading. the meat-, was moved into midstream hwI ta'keh. to anotlier vvharf out ol: danger. 1 The omployiiieiit of 1110're tlmn 400 liien is alVeclod by the lire. lt wilt be soine lime before tlu; plant can resume operat 1011s.
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Chronicle (Levin), 27 August 1946, Page 5
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