FIRE-FIGHTER'S HEROISM.
EFFECTS THREE RESCUES. A COUPLE OF OUTBREAKS. '(Beceiv-ed 9.15 ajn.) SYDNEY, this day. Two fires occurred early this morning. The top floors of the Young Sheep Shearing Company's premises in Spring Street were gutted. A fireman named Finn plnckily rescued a man, woman, and child clad" in their night clot lies from the roof of a threatened building. The damage is heavy. The second outbreak was ar Kromley House, in Kent Street, occupied by various firms. The damage is estimated at £fi.ooo. An SOft ladder with lime firemen on it collapsed. Luckily the broken portion rested on the wall till thvy escaped from their perilous position.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 267, 7 November 1912, Page 5
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FIRE-FIGHTER'S HEROISM.
Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 267, 7 November 1912, Page 5
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