FIRE IN WAREHOUSE
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF KAPOK Press A ssociation. NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. A fire in a furniture warehouse occupied by Mr. F. C. Hogg and owned by Mr. E. T. Petty, caused damage estimated at £I,OOO. It is believed that a leaky roof allowed the rain to reach some kapok mattresses, causing spontaneous combustion. Insurances on the stock were for £I,OOO, and on the building for £2OO.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 380, 14 June 1928, Page 13
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68FIRE IN WAREHOUSE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 380, 14 June 1928, Page 13
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