LINER EUROPA

Evening Star, Issue 20135, 27 March 1929, Page 8

LINER EUROPA

m FIRE m HAMBURG YARDS A SERIOUS OUTBREAK Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, March 26. (Received March 27, at 10.15 a.m.) Fire lias broken out in the hold of the mammoth NorddeutLscher-Lloycl liner Europa, which is being built secretly at Hamburg with a view to capturing the Atlantic blue riband from the Mauretania. Every lire brigade in Hamburg is fighting the rapidly spreading flames. The cause of the fire is unknown. The Europa is fully insured for £2,000,000. Australian Press Association-United Service. A TOTAL LOSS BLOW TO GERMAN SNIPPING Pros* Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. HER LIN, March 20. (Received March 27, at noon.) Bubbling and boiling like a hallsubmerged volcano, the Europa, with the fire still raging, is a total Joss. Denso yellow smoke is ascending Irom the red-hot steel wails, and tongues ot of flame are shooting Irom the porthole;. Eloods of wafer continue to bo poured into the sliv L v without ellecfc. The promenade docks collapsed like cardboard, and ihe metal beams and girders were twisted up and melted. Mum - firemen at the commencement of the outbreak lost themselves in the labyrinth of alleways and ’tween decks, and narrowly escaped incineration. It is declared that the loss is a catnstiophc to German shipping.—Australian Press Association-United Service. i,