FIRE IN JAPAN
PORT DARWIN, September 6. Eastern files contain details of the recent great fire at Osaka. It raged for ' 25 hours, despite the efforts of 600 fire-; I men, 2000 police, and an enormous force of troops. The devastated area is two and a-Jialf miles in length, and a quarter to half a mile in breadth - " | The Law Courts, many public buildings, | including the Governor's house, schools, j temples, a museum, warehouses, and i 13,000 houses were destroyed. | A strong wind, the long-continued { drought, and the poor fire brigade equipment were factors in assisting the ! disaster.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 24
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98FIRE IN JAPAN Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 24
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