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THAMES HOTEL FIRE

SOME NARROW ESCAPES. I .. By Telegraph—Press Association, Auckland, February■' 20. In connection with the fatal fire at the Thames Hotel, the room in which M'Ginn was sleeping was situated on the third floor, at the end of a long corridor.' A fireman, finding the door block-_ ed, pushed it, and found a washstand' wedged between the bed and door. The body of deceased was discovered in a kneeling attitude on the Hoor. One hand was clutching the bedstead.- The room possessed a fire escape. It is thought M'Ginn was blinded by smoke, overlooked the escape, and, rushing to the door, moved the withstand, and barred his only other means of escape.' Another cccupan'', 0 f the same room, Jan,ies Eeid, states that he and the deceased arrived last Tuesday from Tniliape, where they had been fencing for Lovry and Walts, about five miles from the town. Last night I!eid went to a picture theatre, leaving M'Ginn at the hotel. ' P. N. Jones; of Stratford, and his wife occupied a room on the Queen Street front of the' first floor. They were awakened by falling glass. The husband looked .'into the passage and saw flames apparently bursting from the ceiling. 14e was in his trousers and shirt.' He had made his way some distance down the passage when-he realised that his fife had not followed him. He rushec back, ami found her in a stale approach mg collapse. Gathering her in his arms iie fought his way down the passngf through 18ft; of llames and falling debris to.the ground floor. J. C. Gerrard, storekeeper, at Kangiriri mill wife were in a room on the toj floor. They were compelled to get du by means of a fire, escape. They hat just gone to bed, when • they noticed i I smell of burning, and smoke came pour ing into tho room.' Hushing to a win dow, Gerrard, clad in a singlet, climbei to the fire-escape and aided his • wif out.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 6

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THAMES HOTEL FIRE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 6

THAMES HOTEL FIRE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 6

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