Fire in Village Cinema
Pam Astoclation—By Telegraph—Copyright.
ROME, February 28 The cinema tiro at Monaco resulted in a shocking disaster. The number of deaths has not been ascertained, but it is believed to be considerable, including maity children. The display was given on the first floor of an old granary constructed of wood, and there were 300 spectators. A film caught fire, and the operator’s wooden cabin was quickly ablaze. The hall was filled with smoke, and men, women, and children rushed to the single wooden staircase, which collapsed, Podesta, the proprietor, vainly trying to calm the maddened crowd. Many were thus burned to death, asphyxiated, or crushed to death. - Meanwhile, there were terrible scenes in the village. Mothers, rushing to see if their children were safe, were unable to approach the burning building. Moriago has no lire brigade, and when firemen arrived from Treviso the building was a mass of cinders. So far forty bodies have been extricated from the ruins. Podesta and his wife escaped by jumping from a window.
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Evening Star, Issue 19803, 29 February 1928, Page 4
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180Fire in Village Cinema Evening Star, Issue 19803, 29 February 1928, Page 4
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