CAUGHT IN THE FLAMES.
VIENNA-, March ,29. Thj sceno of (he holocaust at Mokoorito was a barn-like structure, decorated with pine branches, which had hcen «sed nt a former entertaijianont and were as dry as tftider. Airr-n? the j'>raiu'h3s Chinese lanterns had, been placod. ' /in which caivttea wore bunnftife. 'After t'i elect 'h^Mers' Wad <Jhcn ad- 1 "" Hii'ticd the siijgie nawoiv floor of \ the building was nailed up to prevent 'unauthorised access. The overturning 1 of a lantern caused the fire. The flames spread with' astounding raprdity, and th? light dresses of the women were soon ablaze, andthey were burnt to doaih, whale others were cru:»h d arid trampled on in the mad rush for the d.oor.
'This remained closed, ;ani,d the fall of tha rpcf completed the tragedy, over 400 Wn, women fimV children being killed or baddy injured.
The official report states that 300 were killed cud 70 injured, aH seriously, by the. disaster.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5490, 1 April 1910, Page 3
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