CHILDREN RESCUED
BLAZING WOOL-SHED FIRE AT TAIHAPE (From Our Own Correspondent) TAIHAPE, To-day. In rescuing several children from a blazing woo'-shed yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. M. B. Collier, of Mataroa, was severely burned on the hands and arms. The fire began through a benzine tank exploding, and in a few minutes the flames had a strong hold on the shed, which was totally destroyed. Air. Collier also lost between 40 and 50 bales of wool, and Mrs. Pepper lost 16 bales she had stored there. No insurance figures are as yet available.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 527, 3 December 1928, Page 1
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