FITZROY EXPLOSION.
SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
By Telesraph—Press Association— OopyriElrl ; . ■ '■■. Melbourne, March 22. ; J ." The noise of the Fitzroy esplosion ; wae heard for a great distance. . : i Several columns of vari-cokrared ; flame shot into the air, it is estimated j: to a height of 500 feet. •'•; ., [ , -'-"| Iron verandah piHais. .were; twistea ■ and.throwa across'the street, , while de-rj bris of all descriptions was thrown pa • to. roofs adjoining • the •. wrecked pra..:,-. mises. . '. .-..- ■' :'. .;■ ISvo • lrtfle boys in the same: room; v from which the girl Lewis (who fell in her bed from a top room to;fee next" floor, and escaped uninjured) was p're-, cipitated had a perilous experience. - A L , portion , of'tie floor on which ■fibe.ped.';-; stood remained attached to :the walls-, and the lads awoke' to _find themsejves , on ihe edge'of a precipice. The light-' from to .flames . enabled -them-; to,;; creep into a place of safety.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 773, 23 March 1910, Page 7
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143FITZROY EXPLOSION. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 773, 23 March 1910, Page 7
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