A BIG BLAZE.
LARGE DISTILLERY. DESTROYED.
MILLION GALLONS OF WHISKY: CONSUMED.
BURNING SPIRIT RUNS RIOT.
iilOO 000 DAMAGE DONE, AND SEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright* LONDON, Juneld. The AnSgowan distillery, at Greenock, has been destroyed by fire. The stock of whisky, consisting of one million gallons, was consumed. The burning spirit ran through the streets and sewers, carrying destruction in its train. The flames destroyed a tlourmill, and the fire extended to the lower quarters of the town. Escaping gas in a sewer was ignited, causing a tremendous explosion, which destroyed a private house Seven persons were killed and six injured. The damage caused by the fire amounted to one hundred thousand pounds. ____________
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 917, 16 June 1903, Page 2
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