A False Alarm
Efficiency of Water-Heater "THE superlative efficiency of an electric water-heater was responsible for quite a little excitement at Upper Hutt on a recent evening. At half-past six an alarm of fire rang out, and the fire brigade, the officers of the Town Board, the Mayor of Upper Hutt, and many others rushed hastily to the seene, near Quinn’s Post Hotel. For three-quarters of an hour a constant stream of motor-cars, speeding cyclists and others was concentrated on the spot. In all some hundreds gathered; but after all the rush and excitement it was found there was no reed for the services of the brigade. The cause of all the fuss was simple. Dense clouds of steam were issuing from the roof-of a house, but upon investigation it was found there was no fire, but simply the electric water-heater had been left on, and the water was boiling furiously.
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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 31, 14 February 1930, Page 27
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151A False Alarm Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 31, 14 February 1930, Page 27
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