FIRE IN FIJI
SLEEPING HOUSES BURNED IN NATIVE TOWN CAUSED BY WOMAN SUVA, Wednesday. In the native town of Serua, on the coast about 40 miles south-west of Suva, 22 sleeping-liouses and 15 kitchens were completely destroyed by fire at midnight on Monday. The outbreak was caused by a woman lighting a fire in a strong wind. A shortage of water hampered efforts to check the flames. There were no casualties.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 11
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71FIRE IN FIJI Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 11
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