TRAGEDIES in JAPAN.
4000 PEOPLE HOMELESS. ALARMING CONFLAGRATION. \ 700 BUILDINGS DESTROYED. United Press Assn.—E.lec. Tel.—Copyright. TOKIO, March 29. An alarming conflagration occurred at Komatsu, 117 miles north-east of Kyoto, a town noted for its porcelain industry. Fanned by the wind the flames desLroycd more than 700 buildings before they were -controlled. Many firemen were killed. No other casualties have been reported. The disaster has rendered 4000 people homeless. The damage is estimated at £IOO,OOO. EXPLOSION IN COALMINE. TEN MEN KILLED. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. —Copyright. TOKIO, March 29. , Ten men were killed outright by an explosion in a coalmine at Kyishu today. Many others were seriously injured. The flames are endangering the rescue parties.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17983, 31 March 1930, Page 7
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115TRAGEDIES in JAPAN. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17983, 31 March 1930, Page 7
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