BURST INTO FLAMES
MOTOR-CYCLE BURNED AT SURREY CRESCENT CAUSED BY BACK-FIRE As the result of a backfire, a motorcycle burst into flames'in Surrey Crescent shortly before eight o’clock this morning. The machine was badly damaged and City-bound traffic was held up for about five minutes. The cycle was ridden by Mr R Redshaw, of 55 Old' Mill Road, Orey Lynn, who was on his way to work It caught fire opposite St. Joseph’s Church, Surrey Crescent, and the fire brigade -was summoned and extinguished the flames promptly with the patent extinguishers. The tank was practically ruined and the leather work was badly damaged. The motor-cycle was not insured.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 948, 15 April 1930, Page 16
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108BURST INTO FLAMES Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 948, 15 April 1930, Page 16
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