FACTORY FIRE.
Dramatic Night Scenes In Essex. TERRIFIED MOTHERS. LONDON, May 1. Dramatic scenes were witnessed last night at a fire in a factory at Walthamstow, Essex. Nearly 100 families rushed from their homes clad in their night attiro when the fire broke out in a factory. Terrified mothers wrapped their children in blankets and ran with them to safety in the streets. Tho flames were accompanied by a scries of alarming explosions which were heard for miles around. These were caused by the bursting of a petrol tank. Pieces of timber .were blown high into the air and several people narrowly escaped injury. Thousands of gallons of water were poured into the building without avail, and it was burnt to the ground in less than an hour.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 7
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128FACTORY FIRE. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 7
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