FIRE ON STEAMER.
QUICKLY SUPPRESSED.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Prior to the departure of the Maheno from Lyttelton last night it was discovered that a fire had broken out in a fan trunk in the stokehold. The fire,' which is thought to have been caused by spontaneous combustion, was suppressed in about 20 minutes. No damage was'done to the ship, and there was no danger of the fire spreading.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 136, 11 June 1929, Page 8
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71FIRE ON STEAMER. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 136, 11 June 1929, Page 8
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