FATAL FIRE.
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED. NINE OTHERS INJURED. PANIC IN A CABARET. United Press 555 m. Tel. Copyright. SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. A girl attendant in a cloak-room and three other persons were killed early this morning in a panic which fol—lowed a tire in a cabaretAn entertainer was performing a dance with a burning torch in each hand and a patron of the cabaret attempted to light a clgarette from one of them. The dancerderked the torch away. and. in doing so, ignited papier mache decorations. In a moment the room was in flames.
The four victims were crushed to death in the rush for ma exit, and nine other persons were injured.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19886, 15 May 1936, Page 7
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114FATAL FIRE. Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19886, 15 May 1936, Page 7
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