NAPHTHA BLAZE.
FIRE IN NAPLES HARBOR. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rome, Nov. 12. Naphtha stored in the vicinity of Naples harbor caught fire, and, spreading over the harbor, enveloped many warships. Tht* destroyer Aquila, and the gunboats Emanuel Russo and Torre El Graeco were burned and sunk. Four torpedo-boats and two destroyers are still on fire.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Nov. 13, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Nov. 12. The Naples harbor fire was extinguished on Sunday morning. The damage is considerably less than at first supposed. Blazing naphtha on the water caused great alarm, but most of the ships were towed out of danger.—Reuter Service.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1922, Page 4
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