SUSPICIOUS FIRE
SAFETY DOORS OPEN AND WATER CUT OFF DAMAGE IN TASMANIA Reed. 10.35 a.m. HOBART, Today. A serious fire in Lewis and Company’s three-storey building caused damage estimated at £IO.OOO. A sinister feature of the outbreak was that when the firemen attempted to use hydrants in the building, they were found to be turned off. The fireproof steel doors were wide open, allowing the draught to fan the |lames.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 917, 10 March 1930, Page 9
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70SUSPICIOUS FIRE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 917, 10 March 1930, Page 9
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