TRAWLER ABLAZE.
SINKS IN HARBOUR.
BACKFIRE FROM ENGINE. DANGER FROM BENZINK. (I'.y Telegraph—l'resw Aiurvjat inn.) NAI'IKH, this day. The trawler l!cx founded in the lion Pot at an early hour this morning, when lire resulted from a backlire from the engine. The trawler at the time was preparing for sea. Fifty-two gallons of benzine on board the vessel was a possible source of danger to firemen, who played hoses from the wharf into the vessel, the interior of which is believed to be gutted. The damage nas not so far been estimated, as the vessel is lying on the sea bed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 8
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101TRAWLER ABLAZE. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 8
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