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EXCHANGE FLOODED

SERIOUS MISHAP AT NAPIER. Special to the '“Times.” NAPIER, February 17. As the result of a hydrant which is kept on the premises of tho Napier Telephone Exchange for fire extinguishing purposes, bursting at 7.10 this morning, every telephone connected with tho local exchange was thrown out of action. Hastings and all other bureaux connections were in the same plight. When tho hydrant burst, the water shot up with terrific force, struck the ceiling, and splashed all over the rooms, flooding the building, and giving tho attendants and the operating boards a shower bath. The water played havoo with evervthing .before it could bo turned off, and the building was completely flooded out. The water on tho boards where tho telephone connections are effected ab. solutely disorganised the system, immediately causing the electrical current from the central battery to short tho circuit, and so throwing the instruments idle throughout town and district. A special staff set to work and the defects were remedied early this afternoon. It is stated that the break was caused by tho sudden turning on of the high water pressure uy the corporation staff, but tho general impression is that the hvdrant, is a faulty one. Fortunately tho batteries for the telegraph service to other parts of the Dominion were not affected.

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8357, 18 February 1913, Page 7

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EXCHANGE FLOODED New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8357, 18 February 1913, Page 7

EXCHANGE FLOODED New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8357, 18 February 1913, Page 7

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