ANOTHER FIRE IN JAPAN
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Two British Officers Killed . filhen Mess Razed
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Received Monday, 10.50 a.m. iuAiU, May 25.' Two British officers were killed in big fire wnich razed the officers ness of 'ihe British Commonwealtl. dr group at> IwakUni, in southerr Japan, in the early hours of this .nornmg. • bcores oi ocner ornceiv. ,-scaped in their dressing gownt and pyjamas, sliding down ropes and jnmping from windows. The blaze jumped the roadway and set alight to a hangar, but other ranks, assisted by Japanese hre-fighters, fought the flames, which were brought under control 'before they spread to the main administrative buildings. No aircraft were damaged. Today's fire is the most serious in the wave of approximately 20 fires which have swept the B.C.O.F. area in recent months. The authorities are seriously concerned at the situation, which is believed to be due to faulty construction and exposed electric wiring rather than sabotaae. as rumoured earlier.
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 May 1947, Page 5
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