An elderly man was burned to death in a lire which broke out in a bedroom in Christchurch yesterday. He was Mr. Archibald Charles Jenkins, s'i^le, aged 63, of Sydenham. Mr. Jenitins, who was a pensioner, was dead when reached by a fireman. Five other people in the house who were separated from the fire by a ipartition, had lueky escape*. They were not aware of the outbreak until a young man rushed into the house and woke tliem up. Every room in the house was then full of smolce.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 June 1947, Page 7
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90Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Chronicle (Levin), 7 June 1947, Page 7
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