PICTURE FILM IGNITES.
MILD PANIC IN WELLINGTON, j Bj r Telegraph—Press Association. , Wellington, Last Night. ] A loose piece of film caught fire at His Majesty's Picture Theatre on Saturday night, causing a temporary panic, which, however, ended very quickly owing to the coolness of the attendants.! A few women screamed, and after fifty persons had made a rush for the exits the brigade was summoned, but before it. arrived the operator had got the fire out.' The damage caused was not serious, but the management found. it impossible to proceed with the entertainment and re-' turned the entrance money to the audi-l ence.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 121, 13 November 1911, Page 8
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103PICTURE FILM IGNITES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 121, 13 November 1911, Page 8
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