OFFICER RESIGNS
FIRE BRIGADE SUPERINTENDENT HAD OVER 30 YEARS’ SERVICE. SEQUEL TO THEATRE FIRE. Said to be directly due to happenings at the fire in the Majestic Theatre on August 9 last, the resignation of the Superintendent of the. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade (Mr L. 3. Kidd) was handed in to-da.v. It will take effect as from February 2. Superintendent Kidcl has been a member of the Brigade for over 30 years, and has been m charge of the organisation for two and a half years. The rsignation, a "Guardian” reporter was toldi to-day on the best authority, was largely due. to unpleasantness that had been aroused in certain official quarters as a result of the Superintendent’s handling of the theatre fire, and also because of statements he made to the "Guardian” the day after the fire.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 86, 21 January 1938, Page 6
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