VICTORY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER.
St i.M K !! KCO.AI AI E.N DAT lONS. Sir Ihe following letters reee i VIM i in cuiiiii'ci ion with the ‘•Vii-uii-v Fire iv il- - ore (if public interest. KliOM sri’T. ItIfAHDOX. I wilniSscd this day :i demntistrat inn liy Mr I! il Ittrm'c of his powder (ire extinguisher. A pliant tty ol benzine was ]xit:rod down a wooden wall, aii.i it was tin'll ignited. handfuj (if the powder was tin'll thrown on the liame which was instantly put out. Tills powder slninhl prove of groat value in all cases of incipient tires to v. hit'll it i nn 'he applied. Yours Sincerely. WII.UAM I!'.! ADDON. Hokitika, dan. 'Jotli. Supt. Hokitika Fire .TJrigiido. IJ a tiny also witnessed a similar deinicnist rat ion I can endorse Supt. luad•don's ojiiniiuis. 11. I/. AIICIIKC. ( ' 1 1 : i i I'inan llol;iti!\a i'll'" Hoard. HEIM "! Y-SI PT. W11.i.l VMS. I lokil i!-::i. dan. Id. flavine; had a practietd demonst ration of tire-lighting with the “Victory Foe Kilim'’ I think it only riohl to inform the | 11 hli.■ .-I the result'. T’m first test consisted of setting live to a (lUiiulity of limhev with poirol. v.hieli was ex t inguished immediately. The second test was that of ieu 1 1 iu e a (p uiul it y o I 1 1 o f 1 11 uj. with the results. The third test, was that of set t inn lire 1. 1 a door and the |1 nine was put nut in a few seconds. Judging from my experinee ( think the public would di well to install it in everv lionm in ease of chimney fires, highly iullannuahlc. oils cL .. catching fire. 1 would Ilk" io point out that il would mean a hie saving to 1 lie citizens its the Fire Ilrigndo would not lie needed in cases, of :d ovo mentioned li res. Signed .r. J. AVIIMJAUS. Depot y-Su pi. II ok it ika. Ha vine witnessed it demonst ra i ion of the Victory Fire Extinguisher Powder. I ecu orally agree with Air Williams’ opinion as to its value. If. 1.. AHCII FT. Cliuirinnn Hokitika Fire Hoard. The Proprietor. Victory Chemical Extinguisher Coy.. Creyinmith. Sir I would like you to know l lint. T have already had occasion to use the Extinguisher which I installed Hie other day. Yesterday I was (ht'eatened w ith an outbreak of fire through the <lmnnoy being badly detective, and was about to ring for the Fire P.rigadc when T suddenly -remembered having installed the Victory 'Fire Extinguisher, and with applying only a very small .(>• J■ - fion of powder to tin* tire in the grate, there was nut even a sign ol a spark by the time I went outside io >ee the result. T am etc.. Al. Af. AVIXSFTT. High Ft.. (Ireymouth. 23rd. .lan.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1926, Page 3
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470VICTORY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1926, Page 3
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