Fire at Exhibition
The first outbreak of fire in the Centennial exhibition after its opening occurred in a fish and chips stall in Playland two hours after the gates were opened to the public. A gas jet blew back on some woodwork, which was ignited. The exhibition lire brigade sent its engine to the stall, which is near the cabaret, and extinguished the flames with bucket pumps. The woodwork of the building and the floor were damaged and the stall has been put out of business temporarily. While the fire engine stationed at the exhibition was attending the fire it was replaced at the station by one from the Wellington South station. Other outbreaks of fire have happened in the exhibition since the brigade was established there, the most recent being in the assembly hall.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20093, 13 November 1939, Page 11
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135Fire at Exhibition Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20093, 13 November 1939, Page 11
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