BLANKET OF SMOKE
OIL AND PAINT FIRE BLAZE IN SYDNEY WAREHOUSE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, September 14. (Received September 14, at 11 a.m.) A fire among the oil and paint stocks in G. E. Crane and Sons warehouse adjacent to Circular Quay Inst night caused a heavy blanket of smoke, all parts of the city being penetrated. Buildings in the danger zone gave nearly 100 firemen a worrying time, and several wore overcome by smoke. The fire originated in the basement, which had to be flooded with water from dozens of hoses. Several firemen, wearing smolke helmets, had to swim through the water to reach safety.
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Evening Star, Issue 23371, 14 September 1939, Page 13
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106BLANKET OF SMOKE Evening Star, Issue 23371, 14 September 1939, Page 13
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