ALL NIGHT BATTLE WITH BLAZING OlL.—Christchurch firemen faced a dangerous and well-nigh impossible task on Thursday night when the petrol store of D. H. Brown and Sons was destroyed by fire Two men were seen leaving the building about 10.30 p.m., shortly before the flames were discovered. Left: Leaping flames and billowing smoke made a spectacular, if destroyed by tire. Two men Right: The brigades extension ladder from which water was played on the interior of the blazing store.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 733, 5 August 1929, Page 16
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79ALL NIGHT BATTLE WITH BLAZING OlL.—Christchurch firemen faced a dangerous and well-nigh impossible task on Thursday night when the petrol store of D. H. Brown and Sons was destroyed by fire Two men were seen leaving the building about 10.30 p.m., shortly before the flames were discovered. Left: Leaping flames and billowing smoke made a spectacular, if destroyed by tire. Two men Right: The brigades extension ladder from which water was played on the interior of the blazing store. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 733, 5 August 1929, Page 16
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