FIRE IN HARBOUR FERRY
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT NEARLY
CAUSE QF OUTBREAK A UNKNOWN
ab^W^r»C 2 oU Pt thp Day’s ppy wharf about 8.30 p.m. yesterday epused damage estimated at nearly £lOOO, and will keep the vessel out of conpnission for months., The fijre started in the crew ? § quarters. among paint, oilskins, srid*ses- - S pd spread'along'the Passeiiger apcommqdatiqn. The caijse is onknqwn, tmt thp police arg invest!gating. Tilb Eastbpurpe and Day’s Bay fire brigades attended the putrireak, which had a good hold before the brigades could start pumping seawater into the burning vessel. At one stage the also caught fire> The fite w&s extinguished about 10 ‘ Brit pot hefpfe 30 feet pf woodwork sm tofti, sides was baiiiy charred, aqp several steel Plates near the seat pf tftp fjre -weep buckled.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 6
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