MARTINBOROUGH FIRE.
BOOT FACTORY DESTROYED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CARTERTON, Last Night. A fire at Martinboroiugh last night completely destroyed Messrs McLeod and Smith's boot factory. During the day a leak was. discovered in the mains, and the water was turned off to enable repairs to be made. It is alleged that a aian employed in the factory upset a tin of benzine, which , ignited, and soon the whole building was aflame: Practically nothing was > saved, no water being available. J A crowd stood and watched the progress of the fire. The (brigade was in attendance, but was powerless. " The insurances are. not yet known. i
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 November 1913, Page 2
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105MARTINBOROUGH FIRE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 November 1913, Page 2
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