FIRE AND EXPLOSION
IHCEHDSARiSM SUSPECTED Press Associaf i^ii—By Telegraph —Copyright. MELBOURNE, March 30. (Received March 30, at J 0.30 a.m.) Several buildings were rocked by an explosion, which severely damaged a house at Prahran which had been untenanted for a. week. It is believed that the explosion was caused by a mixture of petrol and gas fumes, following fire, which is thought to have been deliberately started. Two men were seen leaving the premises just before the explosion occurred. The house was fully insured. The gas meter has been tampered with to allow a free How of gas, 1
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Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 12
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99FIRE AND EXPLOSION Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 12
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