FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
LICENSEE EXONERATED. 7 ißy Talecrapb.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At the inquest, concerning the death of Finn Roy ODonnell, labourer, aged 33, who met his death in the recent lire at the Railway' Hotel, the coroner, in returning his verdict, said death was due to suffocation, together with shock, and extensive burns. These O'Donnell had received when endeavouring to escape. He was a man of good physique and could easily have used the rope fire escape from the window of his room had he noticed it, but he had evidently become confused by the effect of the dense smoke, when he was awakened suddenly from his sleep. The licensee of the hotel had done everything possible to see that everyone had escaped from the building, and was not aware that anyone was in the room.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 110, 10 May 1923, Page 4
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