Chemical Fire In Factory
. ig-nited by the heat from a stove near which it had been placed, a • highly' infiamihablS'- , ,chtemical in an open container th'reatened the New Zealand Belting Company's Wofks in Weraroa this morning. . Prompt action by the manager, Mr. F. Croot, who successfully used a foam extinguisher . against the blaze, prevented any damage to the bmlding. . Shooting up into the air to about 15 feet, the Games" at one time threatened to ignite 'the wooden rafters of the factory. Two employees wbrking in the vicinity had a narrow fescape from injury. Though Ihe Levin Fire Bfigade was called; its services were not used. ■ . ' - ' • ■■ * J;." V
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1948, Page 4
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108Chemical Fire In Factory Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1948, Page 4
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