Big Dock Fire.
THREE SAILORS MISSING. DAMAGE ABOUT £250.000. [[BY EutOIBIC TsMIGRAPH—COFYHIGHTj [Unitsd Prmb Amooiattd^.i (Received 10.30 a.m.) London, June 18. Three hundred and sixty yards or quays on the south side and sixty yards of wharfage on the east side t>i Kingston Dock, Glasgow, collapsed as a result of a fire raging throughout the day, which originated accidentally. Two hundred barrels of seal oil were precipitated into the dock and were destroyed. Four schooners and a steam yacht were burnt. Three sailors are missing. A number of houses were ignited but were extinguished. The damage is variously estimated at £150,000 to £250,000. The fire is now under control.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 49, 19 June 1914, Page 5
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109Big Dock Fire. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 49, 19 June 1914, Page 5
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