FIREWORKS IGNITE
SHOP WINDOW DISPLAY
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
(By' Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, 13th October. . An ; efEective but totally unexpected d* nlay of fireworks .created ■ consternatioa *t Melvern's stores in Karangahape road, Auckland, late this afternoon, and .resulted; in the main display ■window in front ■ of the establishment being badly damaged by fire. > -. The fireworks were being arranged in a display' appropriate to the apprpa'eh of Guy Fawkes Day when' from an unknown cause the material'ignited, and before1 the blaze was extinguished by the fire brigade the valuable plate-glass window had been shattered and considerable damage .had been done to the contents of the window. The fire did not spread to the.store ieslf. ■ - . ■ ■ . . .
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1932, Page 7
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112FIREWORKS IGNITE Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1932, Page 7
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