THEATRE ABLAZE.
'AUDIENCE pAHIC-STKICKEN.
FIFTY KILLED
(Eeceiv-fd 11.40 a.m.)
LIMA, February 21. *A theatre at Tnixillo, in Peru, took ftro during a cinematograph performance. The audience became panic-stricken, and made a rush for the doors, which were quickly blocked by the frenzied crowd. , , Many were unable to get out, and perished in the flumes, while others were trampled to death, a total of 50 lives being lost.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 48, 25 February 1910, Page 5
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