THE FITZROY EXPLOSION.
i BOYS' PERILOUS EXPERIENCE. a" " '" (Received 9.50 a.m.) " . ',f : -i - * ' ' >. ft MELBOURNE, this day. ::: The noise of the Fitzroy explosion was y heard for several miles. A column of I varicoloured flame shot in the air to an ■J estimated heights of 100 feet. Iron verandah pillars were -twisted and thrown I across the street, while debris of all de- ■ scriptions was thrown on to the roofs of .adjoining premises. Two little boys in the same room from which the girl was : precipitated had a perilous experience. The portion of the floor on which the bed stood . remained attached iid the. walls, i and, the lads-awoke to find themselves on the edge of a precipice. p The light from the flames enabled them to creep into a place of safety.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 69, 22 March 1910, Page 5
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