A WELLINGTON BLAZE.
BOA 111 MNG-1 lOUSE DESTROYED. BOARDERS’ NARROW ESCAPE. Wellington. Last Night. A sixleen-roomed boarding-house occupied by Mrs McArthur and owned by Messrs T)wnn Bros., was fotall\ destroyed by lire between 9 and 10 p.m. to-night. Three men- —.J. Eraser. W. Shield and Mr Don —-escaped bv jumping from the balcony on to a lean-to, and they caught an elderly man as he jumped from the balcony. An excited crowd watched these narrow escapes. The fire is believed to have commenced downstairs but in a few moments the whole building was involved. The brigade subdued the lire in under an hour but only tbe shell remained. A bank collapsed owing to witter pressure, throwing two firemen into the road, but they escaped injury. The insurances are not yet known.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2796, 11 October 1924, Page 2
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131A WELLINGTON BLAZE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2796, 11 October 1924, Page 2
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