FIRE ON STEAMER AT AUCKLAND.
1500 TONS OF CARGO
DESTROYED
Damage running into tens of thousands ot' pounds was done by lire on the steamer Kent in Auckland harbour on Thursday. About 15000 tins of cargo were destroyed and serious structural damage was caused to the vessel. A (ire briga desman was nearly suffocated when working near Ihe seat of the outbreak, and was heroically rescued by the ship's chief engineer.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN.
A uekland, Sept ember 4
The lire aboard the steamer Kent is now completely out. The Kent is being discharged while the water is being pumped out. She sustained no damage to I lie hull. In addition to 1500 lons of cargo in the a,,. 2 hold, which was destroyed, the water penetrated two of the other holds to a depth ot nine feel, with the result that the earg'o in these holds is also damaged. The total extent of the damage will not he known until a full examination is made, and all damaged cargo discharged. The vessel’s future movements are uncertain.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2932, 5 September 1925, Page 2
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178FIRE ON STEAMER AT AUCKLAND. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2932, 5 September 1925, Page 2
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