OIL STORE FIRE.
THEORY AS TO CATTSE LIGHTED CIGARETTE IX COAT POCKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.* IXVERCARGILL, this day. An inquiry was held before Mr. Cruiekshanks, S.M., regarding the firp. at the Uritish Imperial Oil Company's store. After lengthy evidence his Worship said that, though the fire must be accounted for by the theory of the inspector, namely, that caused by a cigarette butt burning through the pocket of an employee on the top floor, there was no negligence on the part of the company.
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Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 152, 28 June 1924, Page 5
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84OIL STORE FIRE. Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 152, 28 June 1924, Page 5
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