DISASTROUS FIRE.
CONFLAGBATION AT
OSAKA.
LARGE AREA SWEPT,
United Press association—Bv Electric Telegraph Copyright.
deceived September 6. 10.45 a. m, PORT DARWIN, September 6.
Eastern files contain details of the recent great fire at Osaka, in Japan. The fire raged for 25 hours, and, despite the efforts o£ 600 firemen, 2,000 police, and an enormous force of troops, devastated an area of two and a-half miles in length and a quarter to half a mile in breadth. The law courts were destroyed, together with many public buildings, including the Governor's house, schools, temples and museums. A large number of warehouses and 13,000 houses were also swept away by the flames. A strong wind, the long-continued drought, and poor tire brigade equipment were factors assisting in the disaster.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9588, 7 September 1909, Page 5
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127DISASTROUS FIRE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9588, 7 September 1909, Page 5
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