TRAIN TRAGEDY.
85 Deaths On Burning Chinese Express.
Press A«fiiociation—Copyright. (Received 11 a.m.) Canton, January 17,
Believed to be due to the ignition of some celluloid article, a fire broke out on the Kowloon-Canton Express. The train had no communication cord and sped on while three carriages were burned.
Eighty-five bodies were brought to Canton, including 35 women and children . It is feared that the deathroll will exceed one hundred.
Three bodies were found hanging from windows, indicating that death occurred while they were trying to climb out.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 5
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88TRAIN TRAGEDY. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 5
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